Does chewing Nicorette gum before facial surgery impair healing.

 Nicotine in any form can impair the healing process with any type of facial plastic, cosmetic, or reconstructive surgery.

Nicorette gum has nicotine in it, and nicotine causes blood vessel constriction. Surgeons recommend that patients avoid products with nicotine in them prior to surgery.

Pure nicotine, though perhaps not as dangerous to your health as smoking, still causes unacceptable spasm an diminished blood flow in blood vessels in any procedure that requires the elevation and repositioning of skin. This includes: facelift/necklift, rhinoplasty, breast lift, breast reduction, tummy tuck, and many reconstructive procedures that involve skin and muscle flaps.  This is a must to properly prepare for facial surgery.  I hope that this helps.