I just had a septoplasty with minor rhinoplasty adjustments two weeks ago, so far the healing is going well, still a bit swollen as normal for now. I have been avoiding smoking since I know it can interfere with the healing, but I was wondering if it would be ok to vaporize the marijuana instead? All in accordance with prop 215 and I am a legal medical marijuana patient. I appreciate any help on this.
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July 15, 2020
Answer: Is vaporizing marijuana safe after septo/rhinoplasty?
Smoking of any kind, cigarettes, cigars, marijuana, or electric cigarettes will impair and delay your healing. It may, at worst, cause irreparable harm to your result. I recommend that my patients stop smoking for at least 2 weeks, and preferably for 4 weeks, before and after any surgery.
At four months before your wedding and with the type of rhinoplasty you are having done, you should be fine by then. Most of not all of the significant swelling will be well gone by then. The fine details of the rhinoplasty will be ones that only you see thereafter.