How many days should you be free of second-hand smoke before it's safe to have breast reduction?

Your question can be answered in many ways. Nicotine in the blood stream. Regardless of how it got there (smoking, chewing, water pipe, patch, gum or second hand) is associated with prolonged spasm and a fall in blood vessel circulation which can lead to tissue death, loss of tissues and the wound busting open resulting in very ugly scars. So, if you knew that such horrendous wound healing complications are possible,e with nicotine intake ?? How many weeks of nicotine abstinence before and after surgery would YOU be willing to put yourself through to greatly lower these risks??We ask for 4-6 weeks and are willing to lose patients to other surgeons who take risks with shorter nicotine free periods. We do it for your safety since it's much easier to operate than to risk offending you by educating you on the very real smoking risks. Good LuckPeter Aldea MDMemphis, TN

Excellent and very important question. The short answer is: at least 14 days is what I recommend to my patients. Good luck lady!                                                                          Dr. Manuel Marte.