Smoking electronic cig./ weed before rhinoplasty?

Question

I'm going to have rhinoplasty procedure done on March 25. I smoked 2 puffs from an electronic cig. this past Friday and smoke weed going on 2 weeks ago on Sat. I'm starting to freak out reading things online. I don't want my skin to fall off, which I've read online can happen. I don't know if I should reschedule my procedure for a later date or not? Starting to really freak out

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  Smoking in general will increase your risk of complications associated with surgery and rhinoplasty can take a toll on the blood supply to the nose depending on what is being performed as part of the rhinoplasty procedure.  I would discuss this with your plastic surgeon to assess your risks in proceeding with the current timeline.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

Consistent Smoking prior to rhinoplasty is not a good idea due to complications with skin necrosis and infection. A couple of puffs of e-cigarette within the first two weeks before the surgery should not be detrimentalto the healing process. Always best to check with your operative surgeon

Terrence Murphy, MD · Answer

Any amount of smoking could potentially cause issues with healing, especially if the plan is for open rhinoplasty. I would discuss all of these issues with your surgeon prior to going ahead with surgery.

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