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I Smoked 5 Cigarettes a Week After Rhinoplasty, Did I Damage the Results?

asked 4 months ago by Tara7001
Latest answer by Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Question viewed 207 times
Tags: 1 week post-op, cigarette, damage, smoking

Dear doctors, I just had a closed rhinoplasty done last week, it is beautiful and I'm so happy with it but I smoked 5 cigarettes today. I now have a little blue line at the bottom of my nose and I didn't have it yesterday. I want to cry because I have been given the most beautiful nose. I threw my pack of cigarettes away. I know I shouldn't have done it, and I won't do it anymore. I just want to know what to do. Could it have ruined the results? Please help.

6 answers to I Smoked 5 Cigarettes a Week After Rhinoplasty, Did I Damage the Results?

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I Smoked 5 Cigarettes a Week After Rhinoplasty, Did I Damage the Results?

IMHO, it's unlikely that smoking that small amount would have any impact on post Rhinoplasty healing but you may want to ask your Rhinoplasty Surgeon this question.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Smoking and Rhinoplasty

Smoking before or after a Rhinoplasty is not a contraindication (although it should never be recommended). It is doubtful that you caused damage and I would not worry about it. Other procedures such as Face Lift and Abdominoplasty are associated more commonly with problems if you smoke in the peri operative period. I would still avoid any further smoking (better yet-quit). If the blue persists, I would see your surgeon.
Scott R. Brundage, M.D.

Grand Rapids Plastic Surgeon
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Cigarettes and rhinoplasty

Cigarettes are a no no! They cause tissue ischemia and prevent oxygen to get to the tissue properly.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Smoking shouldn't affect your rhinoplasty

Smoking seems to have very little affect on rhinoplasty and it is very unlikely that you riuned your result with a few cigarettes. Good to quit though. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Smoking after rhinoplasty

It is unlikely that you did permanent damage to your nose with 5 cigarettes. But smoking does affect healing and the smoke irritates the recently traumatized nasal mucosa. I would not smoke. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
Donald Nunn, MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty and Cigarette Smoking

I very much doubt that you have injured your nose by smoking in the immediate post-op period. having stated this smoking long term can have a very negative effect on the nose and you should really try hard to quit.
S. Randolph Waldman, MD

Lexington Facial Plastic Surgeon

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