Brazilian Butt Lift: Q&A
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I'm 27 and I smoke about 10 cigarettes a day. With that in mind, would I not qualify for any major surgery such as tummy tuck or the butt lift? If so, how long would I have to quit in order to be qualified?
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Monie85
in Hamden, CT
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Smoking and Tummy Tuck
The nicotine in cigarettes impairs the blood flow in small blood vessels in the skin which can result in skin necrosis (death) and wound separation. This is particularly increased in procedures like a tummy tuck in which there are long incisions and big flaps of skin that are advanced into a new position. The result could be unacceptable scarring and delayed healing requiring wound care.
Additionally, the carbon monoxide in cigarettes inhibits the delivery of...
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Cigarettes and Surgery
Most doctors will not operate on you if you smoke. There are serious consequences from smoking and having surgery... You have a substantially increased risk of infection and wound healing issues. For a surgery such as tummy tuck, a wound healing issue or infection could be life altering. It is my recommendation the that you be honest with your plastic surgeon about your smoking. I recommend that my patients stop smoking for at least a month before surgery...
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How Much of a Negative Effect Do Cigarettes Have on a Tummy Tuck or Butt Lift...
Any procedure that requires an incision can be affected negatively by smoking. Nicotine causes the small blood vessels throughout the body to constrict, limiting blood flow and compromising the healing of the incision. This is especially true for a tummy tuck because the blood flow to the skin in that area is not the greatest and tension is put on the incision during the closure. You must stop smoking completely for one month prior to a tummy tuck. If you don't, the...
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Even 1 cigarette or second-hand smoke increases your risk of dead skin to as high as 15-20%! Just say NO to nicotine or tobacco!
Most surgeons will not perform tummy tuck, breast lift, buttock lift, facelift, etc. on anyone who smokes or is exposed to second-hand smoke. I require a MINIMUM of 2 weeks; 4 is better, and even 1 cigarette is enough to vasoconstrict vessels and kill skin.
Once the skin is dead you cannot "revive" it by promising to not smoke any more! Too late! No kidding and no joke!
If I smell smoke on a patient scheduled for these procedures, I cancel surgery and refund their money (minus a...
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Cigarette smoking and abdominoplasty
One has to consider the general impact of smoking on one's health (cardiovascular disease, lung disease, lung cancer etc.), as well as the significant impact of smoking on abdominoplasty. Nicotine is a potent vasoconstrictor and can result in compromise of the blood supply to tissue following surgery. This is particularly true for abdominoplasty. Cessation of smoking for 4 weeks prior to, and 4 weeks after abdominoplasty would be mandatory.
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Cigarette smoking and surgery
Nicotine in cigarette smoke is very harmful to wound healing through a process of vasoconstriction. This means that nicotine will not allow sufficient oxygen and nutrients to reach the surgical areas that need them the most and will therefore be detrimental to the healing process. There are many studies that demonstrate the harmful effects of cigarette smoking on wound healing (in addition to its many other harmful effects). It has been shown that avoiding nicotine for at...
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