I am having a tummy tuck and breast lift in two days. What is the typical measurement of nicotine that they test for?

juju617.   If you are asking that question it seems like you have been smoking up to now.  If you have not stopped all nicotine for at least 2 weeks before your surgery dat, then postpone it!  Smoking causes extreme problems with wound healing and can have disasterous effects on your result.  Be honest with your plastic surgeon and do it right! Good luck!

Plastic surgeons differ on the response to this question.  I recommend to my patients a minimum of 4 weeks without nicotine prior to and after undergoing a tummy tuck.  Nicotine constricts blood vessels and prevents delivery of oxygen to the wound that requires good  blood flow to heal. Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA