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HI,While there are no studies indicating that smoking marijuana affects wound healing, it will certainly affect your lung capacity and response to anesthesia. It is best to be safe and stop at least 1 week prior to and after surgery.All my best,Daniel A. Medalie, MD
Thank you very much for your question. Smoking decreasescirculation, which can be detrimental to your liposuction results, as it cancause delayed healing. Surgical patients should avoid smoking of any kind,including e-cigarettes or marijuana, for six weeks prior to their procedure, andabstain for at least six weeks after surgery, as well. I recommend speakinghonestly with your plastic surgeon about your recent smoking of marijuana, sothat he/she can make the best determination on how to move forward with yourliposuction procedure.
I recommend following up with your Doctor for their recommendations. For best results with your procedure, I recommend a hi definition procedure like VASER liposuction. I use VASER HI DEF with ThermRF and fat grafting to get the most fat removal, skin tightening, contour and definition. This combination will give you the most toned result. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
yes. it will. smoking of any sort can affect you healing. it can also affect your anesthesia interactions. best to be frank with your surgeon and not to take risks with you own body, even if the risks are small.
It is unwise to smoke marijuana before or after surgery. It is a drug and can affect your response to anesthesia. Additionally, it can interfere with wound healing. It is also important to be candid with your surgeon and anesthesiologist about this.
Smoking marijuana or traditional cigarettes can cause problems with wound healing. It is best to avoid them for several weeks prior to the procedure and during the post-op period.
In California the maximum legal limit for outpatient liposuction is five liters of aspirate. Skin elasticity can also be a limitation. Choosing the best surgeon to perform the liposuction is much more important than the total amount removed.
In experienced surgical hands, blood loss with liposuction is minimal so anemic patients usually are still good candidates.
No, testesterone shouldn't negatively impact your final results, but I recommend following up with your Doctor about their protocol regarding testosterone after your procedure. You may still have some swelling, which can last 3-6 months after your procedure. I recommend adding hyperbaric ox...
Many patients have to sacroiliac dimples in the lower part of the back. This will not be affected by liposuction although they are commonly used as access points for the procedure as scars are well camouflaged here.
The cost for liposuction of multiple areas depends most heavily upon how sought after the plastic surgeon is.
Swelling as part of the normal healing process and it can create contour irregularities. Sometimes it may take several months for these two completely resolved.
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