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A member asked:

Can i wear underwear during chest surgery? since it is nowhere near down there will they allow it?

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Dr. Pankaj Kulshrestha answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Chest surgery: It is not a good idea. Usually a urine catheter will be placed prior to surgery. Also, the sterile field prepared for surgery is much wider than the chest incision.

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Answered 11/3/2016

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Dr. Craig Carter answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

No: Not in any operating room I have ever been in.

Answered 8/22/2013

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