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Thank you for your question! For my patients having any procedure, I recommend that they stop any form of nicotine use and vaping for 4 weeks prior to surgery, and 6 weeks post surgery. Best of luck!
Dear StinaMarie76,every plastic surgeon has his own postoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
I recommend to my patients to stop smoking or using any nicotine products including vape pens or patches for at least 4 weeks before and after surgery to minimize the risk of complications. The rules may be different depending on the surgeon so make sure to ask the surgeon in-person what he or she requires before they perform your surgery. Hope this helps!Johnson C. Lee, MDBoard-Certified Plastic Surgeon@drjohnsonlee
Every plastic surgeon has their own preoperative and postoperative protocols. The longer you can quit before the surgery the better, but I would recommend a minimum of 4 weeks before and two weeks after. Because a tummy tuck is an elective procedure their is no reason to push it and take unnecessary risk. You have the ability to plan in advance to ensure that you and your doctor have done everything you can to minimize their risk of complications and optimize your outcomes.
No nicotine in any form with tummy tuck. You have a high risk of skin necrosis, infection and blood clots in the legs if you have nicotine in your system. Speak directly with your surgeon to get his/her instruction with this. Glad you asked the question, but you should follow your surgeon's instructions. Good luck!!
The "doctor answer" is you should stop forever. We require a minimum of two weeks of completely stopping before surgery and for two weeks after. Six weeks is better.
One of the risks of vaping is the fact that the chemicals contained in each formula can vary highly. I've recently become aware of the recently popular product called "Juul" which is being investigated for having inordinately high levels of nicotine contained within it. Your plastic surgeon should discuss your vaping product with the anesthesiologist or anesthetist who will be putting you to sleep to determine the period of time necessary for you to be off for your safety. My general advice would be the longer that you discontinue the vaping, the safer your anesthesia and recovery will be.Discuss this with your surgeon's office for best advice specific to your surgery.Jon A. Perlman, M.D., FACSDiplomate, American Board of Plastic SurgeryAssociate Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery Geffen/UCLA Medical CenterExtreme Makeover, ABC TV plastic surgeonBeverly Hills, Ca.
If there is diastasis or a hernia that developed, you can have it repaired. You may benefit from having a plastic surgeon and general surgeon work together in light of your ileosotomy and previous surgery. Timing is important to discuss; since you just had surgery I would avoid going...
Dear NeedCurves,Thank you for your question. It looks like you may be s"spitting sutures". Some people react with more inflammation to the buried dissolvable sutures than others. Just follow th wound care advice from your surgeons office; we typically advise warm compresses and neopsoirn oi...
The vagina is technically not affected by a tummy tuck. However, the tummy tuck can temporarily distort the external labia majora from tension. This distortion may be what you're experiencing. If this is the case, as the tissue relaxes things should settle back to normal.