# Can I color my hair before surgery?

**URL:** <https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/can-i-color-my-hair-before-surgery/3105>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 1, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/can-i-color-my-hair-before-surgery/3105 "2013-03-01T19:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![SomethingWitty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/somethingwitty/32/1641_2.png) [@SomethingWitty](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/SomethingWitty)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/can-i-color-my-hair-before-surgery/3105/1 "2013-03-01T19:57:29Z")

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I read somewhere you aren’t supposed to get your hair colored for like 2 months after surgery but don’t know about the week before? I haven’t got my packet yet but should in a day or two. I’m supposed to get my hair done the week before so was curious if you had instructions on what not to do before.

I assume my acrylic nails have to be removed too? Lol

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**Author:** ![SomethingWitty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/somethingwitty/32/1641_2.png) [@SomethingWitty](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/SomethingWitty)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/can-i-color-my-hair-before-surgery/3105/2 "2013-03-01T20:07:27Z")

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Well nevermind, I decided to call to make sure. Just don't want to spend the money if I don't have to. And she said coloring my hair before is fine, and he doesn't shave the entire back of the head, only a section. And as for nails, one has to be off so might as well take them all off.

I think I am in the paranoid prepping phase of wanting to know what all I should get and do before everything!

:)

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**Author:** ![KyaC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.chiarisupport.org/kyac/32/1851_2.png) [@KyaC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/u/KyaC)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.chiarisupport.org/t/can-i-color-my-hair-before-surgery/3105/3 "2013-03-01T21:22:12Z")

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I colored mine at 4 weeks post-surgery.