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I Smoked and my Surgery 2 Days Away! Reschedule?
I just read the section on smoking and feeling quite anxious now. I'm scheduled for surgery in 2 days and wondering if I should reschedule. Ironically, I workout 5-6 days@week, approximately 2-3 hours@day. Most of my workout routine is outdoors during the early morning hours (3-5am) and includes cycling(10-15miles), walking(5-10mi), stair climbing(20min). Indoors my routine includes yoga, tai chi, and strength training. Should I reschedule and clear my system?
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Smoking and surgery
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thanks for the post. Smoking is a strong risk factor to the success of your surgery. I generally recommend patients to eat healthy, take a multivitamin, and stay away from smoking at least a week before surgery. However, it's also important to avoid second hand smoke as the carbon monoxide is the prime issue that affects oxygenation of the tissues and quality wound healing.
it's true that the half life of carbon monoxide is 80 minutes, however, from my experience,...
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I Smoked and my Surgery 2 Days Away
Thanks for the question. Damages caused to body depends upon the extent of smoking and for the duration in years that one smoked. Surgery that has flaps like TT and Face lift are at a greater risk than surgeries that have no flaps like Breast augmentation. Breast reduction and a breast lift has a larger risk than .If you smoked few times the risk may not be as great as you think. However there are individual variations as how most PS take smoking and therefore its best to inform your PS....
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Smoking before surgery
Smoking, regardless of your physical fitness, puts you at risk for wound breakdown and poor scarring. I encourage you to call your plastic surgeon ASAP to discuss potential cancellation. Keep in mind that every surgeon has his own rescheduling financial policies and that the decision will be related to the type of procedure which you have planned. Nicotine is not a good thing, to say the least!
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Smoking? Your surgeon should know.
Some cosmetic procedures, tummy tuck and facelift, can be quite problematic for smokers. Other procedures such as breast augmentation or rhinoplasty, not so much so. Either way it is best to let your surgeon know what you have been up to so he can advise you.
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Smoking before surgery
It is true that smoking prior to surgery definitely increases risks related to the surgery. Having said this, the risks involved vary in nature and degree depending on the procedure. There are some higher risk procedures in my practice that I will not perform unless the patient has quit smoking for several weeks. There are other procedures where the increased risk is minimal.
You should definitely mention your smoking to your surgeon and ask if it will significantly affect your...
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Smoking and plastic surgery
You should notify your plastic surgeon today and ask this question immediately. Depending on the kind of surgery you are having, there can be serious consequences from smoking. These surgeries where smoking is most dangerous are primarily tummy tucks, breast lifts and reductions, and facelifts. But nicotine can affect healing in all surgery because of altered blood flow.
If your doctor warned you about this and gave you instructions to quit for a period of time before...
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Smoking and Surgery
Opinions regarding smoking and surgery vary widely. Certainly certain procedures are riskier than others for those who smoke. I look at the general health of the patient, the specific operation and how much the patient smokes. For breast reduction, the technique selected is important, as is the length of flaps planned for the operation. Some would be riskier than others. Therefore, I take each situation on a case by case basis. FYI: nicotine replacement therapy (ie....
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Smoking before surgery
Good question without an easy answer. Smoking can undoubtedly affect wound healing and some surgeries are more potentially affected than others. Discussion with your surgeon will help determine whether or not you need to postpone.
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Smoking and Breast Reduction
I have not performed a breast reduction on a smoker. Smoking does increase the risk for complications and compromises blood supply. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Breast Reduction after Smoking?
Ultimately, only you and your plastic surgeon will be able to make the decision whether to proceed with surgery or not. Undoubtedly, smoking (or ose of nicotine of any kind) will increase risks associated with breast reduction and many other types of plastic surgical procedures.
Best wishes; hopefully will be very pleased with the outcome of the procedure ( whenever it is performed).
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