I smoked after my Lipo. Can I still have successful results?

It is best not to smoke, in terms of wound healing and post operative healing and getting the best results.  I suggest speaking to your physician if you are concerned.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Thanks for the question. I suggest you should meet your Board Certified Surgeon to talk this situation. Because it's better to wait a couple of months, your operation area trying to get healed. Then after yes, you can do smoke and drink. I wish you all the best.

Well, we all know smoking is not good pre op or post op.  Best to talk to your surgeon.  Liposuction is probably the least problematic although we cant say for sure. See link below for more info.

Hello! Thanks for your question.Yes, smoking can be extremely detrimental in plastic surgery. I wouldn't consider liposuction alone to be a surgery where it is so critical not to smoke though. Smoking is specifically harmful in plastic surgery because of the vasoconstrictive effects, meaning it clamps down your blood vessels. This can be extremely harmful in surgeries that rely on small blood vessels to keep your tissues alive, such as breast lifts, breast reductions, facelifts, tummy-tucks.Since liposuction is a surgery that does not rely on these small blood vessels as much (ischemia or tissue necrosis in liposuction is extremely rare to the point of non-existence), it is extremely unlikely that it has caused you any harm. That being said, I would recommend you refrain from smoking as directed, because why take any risk that your healing might be effected.There are some surgeries I will not perform on smokers. Liposuction is not one of them. I inform people of the risks, and they must sign a form saying they understand and assume the risks, but I will do liposuction on a smoker whereas with other surgeries I absolutely will not. That all being said, if a plastic surgeon pushes the envelope on how much fat they take out, smoking could have the potential to cause damage. I for one do not push the envelope. I leave a nice healthy layer of fat under the skin for numerous reasons, the most important being safety, so perhaps that is why I am a bit more lenient on smokers and liposuction whereas your surgeon is not.Hope this helps.

Smoking is a major risk factor for developing complications after surgery.Some procedures are made drastically more dangerous by smoking cigarettes.These generally include abdominoplasties, breast lifts, facelifts and breast reductions. With other procedures, smoking increases the risk but only to a moderate degree.Smoking after liposuction increases the chance of skin necrosis and infections.If you have not developed an infection or skin necrosis at this time, then it is unlikely your smoking had any negative impact on your liposuction.There is also increased an risk with smoking for the fat grafting part of the procedure.The grafted fat needs to reestablish a blood supply in order to stay alive.Cigarette smoking causes vasoconstriction, lowering the amount of oxygen delivered to the tissues.My best guess is a few cigarettes will most likely not have a significant impact on your final outcome.Perhaps this is a good opportunity to quit for good.The fact that cigarette smoking can cause a 50% complication rate with certain plastic surgery procedures is indicative of just how dangerous this habit is, not to mention premature aging, lung cancer, emphysema, etc.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.