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Is It Safe To Take Warfarin?

hi thank you for helping me with my question.I sure I already no the answer ,but thought I would ask anyway.I am taking warfarin sence the end of July and is it safe for me to have my belly button pirced? Thank You
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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Hello,

Warfarin as you might know is a drug which interferes with the clotting mechanism and hence will lead to more bleeding. So there will be more bleeding and if it is a deep piercing, it will produce a hematoma and complications related to the same.
If you are very keen to have the piercing, let me know the indication for which you were started on Warfarin and what your present Prothrombin time and INR are, then I would be able to give my opinion as to whether it is safe to stop the drug for a couple of days for the procedure.
Dr. Noble Zachariah
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Is It Safe To Take Warfarin?

Hello, Warfarin as you might know is a drug which interferes with the clotting mechanism and hence will lead to more bleeding. So there will be more bleeding and if it is a deep piercing, it will produce a hematoma and complications related to the same. If you are very keen to have the piercing, let me know the indication for which you were started on Warfarin and what your present Prothrombin time and INR are, then I would be able to give my opinion as to whether it is safe to stop the drug for a couple of days for the procedure. Dr. Noble Zachariah