I had implants and a full TT and muscle repair done 25 days ago. I was a smoker. I had quit for 2 yrs and then started again for 2 months. I quit 30 days before my procedures. Everything seems to be healing nicely, but because of the smoking history, I'm just very nervous about skin nerosis. My questions are, how long after surgery would nerosis present itself if it was going to happen and When is the risk completely gone?
July 10, 2017
Answer: Necrosis after tummy tuck? Necrosis usually presents itself within the first week or two after surgery. At this point, 25 days out from surgery, I would say you are likely out of the woods in terms of developing necrosis of the skin but I would highly encourage you to continue to refrain from smoking for at least 6-8 weeks after surgery and really you would be best to quit altogether. Best of luck with your recovery!
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July 10, 2017
Answer: Necrosis after tummy tuck? Necrosis usually presents itself within the first week or two after surgery. At this point, 25 days out from surgery, I would say you are likely out of the woods in terms of developing necrosis of the skin but I would highly encourage you to continue to refrain from smoking for at least 6-8 weeks after surgery and really you would be best to quit altogether. Best of luck with your recovery!
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July 10, 2017
Answer: How long after a Tummy Tuck would necrosis present itself, if it were going to happen? Necrosis would present itself typically within the first couple of weeks but I advise my patients to quit smoking after such a lengthy procedure because the last thing anyone wants is delayed wound healing issues. Remember that your scars are still new and peak tensile strength doesn't occur until about 60 days. Nicotine impairs the wound healing process which doesn't just end after 30 or 60 days. Rather, scars typically take a good year to mature. Best to continue to avoid smoking and follow your operating surgeon's post op protocol. Good luck!
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July 10, 2017
Answer: How long after a Tummy Tuck would necrosis present itself, if it were going to happen? Necrosis would present itself typically within the first couple of weeks but I advise my patients to quit smoking after such a lengthy procedure because the last thing anyone wants is delayed wound healing issues. Remember that your scars are still new and peak tensile strength doesn't occur until about 60 days. Nicotine impairs the wound healing process which doesn't just end after 30 or 60 days. Rather, scars typically take a good year to mature. Best to continue to avoid smoking and follow your operating surgeon's post op protocol. Good luck!
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