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