Stomach staples? What kind of staple? Can you be allergic to the staples?

[Heather Meyer 103]

Just wondering what type of staples that are used. I dont want to have a reaction to whatever metal they use..or whatever they use? The reason being..when i was 12.. I had nickel earings and i got an infection in my ears ..same with stainless steel eyebrow ring..so what kind of metal do they use?

[JennyNH 24]

The staples are made of surgical grade titanium. The same metal used in hip and knee replacements. A reaction to them is very rare. I had the same concern myself and was all over the internet looking up info. Although I knew this in the back of my mind, i wanted reasurrance.

[mark! 449]

Yup, surgical titanium. Won't show up on metal detectors or anything of that sort, and unlikely chance to have issues with them once they're inside. Not impossible, especially to someone who has metal allergies such as yourself, but unlikely. Hopefully there won't be any issues. I know when my ears were pierced I used surgical titanium spacers, have you had any titanium in the past?

[JeffNNJ 111]

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

Nickel allergies are very common. It's less common to have a reaction to surgical steel BUT there are several grades out there and often jewelry SAYS "surgical steel" but it is a lower grade.

When I was a kid I couldn't wear anything with ANY nickel. I couldn't even wear 20K gold because I would react to the other 4K of whatever else was mixed in it. I could only use 24K gold over surgical steel. Even now I can't wear a cheap watch because it gives me a rash.

I went to Mexico and I asked specifically what kind of staples. They use a triple line of titanium staples which is standard pretty much every where.

[Banned member 320]

Earrings cause scabs on my earlobe and I also had my eyebrow pierced when I was a teen and it kept getting infected. My body doesn't like jewelry unless it's a ring. Some necklaces make me break out in hives. I was sleeved over 6 months ago and haven't had any problems with my staples. I don't feel any irritation. I'm sure you will be fine.