Can titanium nails stay in the body permanently?

Typically, titanium nails can remain in the body permanently. Titanium nails are one of the commonly used materials for clinical surgical instruments and are mainly made of medical titanium. Medical titanium is highly corrosion resistant and biocompatible. At present, titanium nails are mainly used for anastomotic surgical instruments, for example, titanium nails are used for trauma closure during circumcision, trauma anastomosis during gastrointestinal surgery, and anastomosis of the trauma after the use of a cutter in hemorrhoid surgery. Generally, as the wound slowly heals and recovers, the titanium nail can be detached by itself, but some titanium nails will not be detached and remain in the body for life. Patients should not be too nervous, in most cases, titanium nails do not cause too much impact on the body. In rare cases, localized swelling and discomfort may occur due to body rejection. However, these titanium nails may also be excreted by the body. Therefore, the titanium nails remain in the body permanently, usually does not cause too much impact on the patient, the patient should not be too nervous.