Can you go into the operating room with a French pedicure?

This is probably the girliest question ever, but, can you go under the knife with a French pedicure?  I know you can't have any polish on your fingernails, but wasn't sure if the same rule applied to your toes.  My surgical instructions state to make sure the polish is off of each of your index fingers and that the nails be trimmed short.  No mention of the tootsies.

Anybody have any experience?  I wanted to treat myself to one this week prior to surgery, but didn't want to wake up with naked toes, ha!

Doing your tootsies should be just fine so, go ahead and treat yourself!
Ginger

Getting a pedicure was an absolute must before I had surgery.  There was no trouble at all having my tootsies done before surgery - and I had color on mine.   Go for it! 

I'm pretty sure that the purpose for having the polish removed from the index fingers is for them to hook up the sensors they usually place on them. That little pulse/oxygen thingy. That should have nothing to do with your toes. I think you'll be good to go. Put up a pic of the toes. I bet they are cute!!!

Absolutely you can!  I went for my pedicure a day before my surgery and had my painted RED!  My nurses loved them-- they would comment each time they came into my room.  I always told them that I had to make sure something looked good on me while I was feeling so bad after surgery--lol!

Haha, I love you girls.  I'll absolutely take a pic for y'all once I get 'em done!

Yeah, there are so many hot residents at Lenox Hill.  If I'm gonna be three sheets to the wind, I may as well have cute feet.  

Your fingernails should not have any nail polish because they check of cynosis while you are under anesthesia. But, haven't heard anything about the toes.

Call your surgeon to confirm whether it is ok or not. Each surgeon and their protocol varies. Best to get it straight from the horse's mouth.

I had my toenails done the day before surgery too - hot pink!

I had a manicure and a pedicure, baby!

Call the hospital just to be sure.  I know that people on this end of the world had to remove it.