hennaed fingernails and pulse oximeter readings
Posted by CAtherine Cartwright Jones on February 04, 2000 at 16:17:01:
This came up a while back...
I did test yesterday.... a pulse oximeter reading WILL be made
innacurate by henna on the fingernails, though henna doesn't mess up
the readings AS badly as fingernail polish.
If you know you'll need to have clear fingernails for surgery, or
various cardiology testing .... and you don't have the 2 1/2 months
forewarning to let the henna grow completely out .... you can remove
the henna on the nail by gently scraping lengthwise along the nail
with a single-edge razor blade. This will sort of lathe off the top
layer. The henna doesn't go all that deep. Be patient, and with
careful latheing, you can clear a whole nail if need be.
I really hate the way my nails look unhennaed ... all pale and whimpy.
(I kept the toenails though, to cheer me up.) I can't wait to get
back to deep hennaed fingertips!
- un-henna-ing fingernails Eliz. 02:46:24 2/05/00
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