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Theodore Katz, MD answers: Should Breast lift and augmentation be postponed because of smoking?

I just quit smoking. My Breast lift and Breast implant surgery is in 9 days. Should I postpone my surgery?


Theodore Katz, MD
1 month ago
By Theodore Katz, MD - Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

If you can't stop smoking both before and after for the requisite time, then do not do the procedure.  It is to your benefit to maximize the safety of the procedure.  There are risks involved in healthy patients and non-smokers regardless.  Those risks goes up significantly with smokers.  Although your surgeon may take the risk, the burden is on you!

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