Will resuming vaping at a low nicotine dose 2 weeks after a facelift damage my healing?

Hello,There is no precise data, but your facial tissues are still very much in a compromised state. Vaping will not be in the best interest of your healing, or your skin in general. You should take this opportunity to end your addiction.Best of luck!

Thanks for the question. I suggest you should meet your Board Certified Surgeon to talk this situation. Because it's better to wait 4-6 weeks, your operation area trying to get healed. Then after yes, you can do smoke and drink. I wish you all the best.

The best candidates for Lite Lift™ and other facelift surgery have a face and neck line beginning to sag, but whose skin has elasticity and whose bone structure is well defined and do not smoke Additionally, smoking  and vaping may increase a chance of surgical complications and affect your #healing and the end result of your surgery. It's best to call your plastic #surgeon to better clarify. It's important to implement healthy lifestyle choices to not only prolong your surgical results, but most importantly, to reduce your risk of illness and disease which will impact your health. If you find it difficult to quit #smoking or #vaping, speak to your physician who can provide information and programs that are properly designed to help you quit.

The best advice for this question is to ask your surgeon.  He or she is the only one who knows how aggressive was the procedure you had two weeks ago.General advice is to avoid all nicotine products 4 weeks before and 4 weeks after the lift.  Risks are 12 times higher including loss of circulation to the skin (gangrene) with nicotine use.Some doctors will do a 'mini' facelift with less dissection on smokers to possible avoid those complications.  My thought is why would someone want mini results from a mini lift?  Avoiding nicotine would enable a surgeon to do a more aggressive lift which would last longer.Dr Spies

Thank you for your question.  I would ask your surgeon about this.  Nicotine causes the small and large blood vessels in the face to shrink, which dramatically reduces its blood supply.  This could lead to skin sloughing (or thinning), and in the most severe cases can cause skin necrosis (skin death).   It may be safe to restart your e-cigarette; however, only your surgeon knows how well you are healing. I hope that this helps!-David Gilpin