Post FUE, would it be ok to have nicotine and tobacco-free hookah (shisha) 2 weeks after the procedure for social smoking?

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Jae Pak, MD · Answer

It is best to contact your doctor about post operative care and instructions since each doctor has a different regimen.  Most doctors would say smoking is bad for new grafts but there is no studies that prove or disprove this idea.

William Woessner, MD · Answer

Smoking is bad for hair growth & your health in general. Smoking substitutes carbon monoxide fumes for oxygen in your cells. Smoke as little as possible.

Karl Hekimian, MD · Answer

Smoking and use of nicotine are unhealthy in general and are best avoided.  Nicotine in any form makes blood vessels contract and can impede circulation and healing.  That said, most likely after two weeks the nicotine will not cause any major problems with your transplanted grafts.

William Rassman, MD (retired) · Answer

At 2 weeks everything from the transplant should be secure and what you do is your own business although I tell my patients not to smoke, officially that is my line

Michael Meshkin, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

we usually have our clients to not smoke before and afyer procedure. But if you have to it is ok after two weeks.

Post FUE, would it be ok to have nicotine and tobacco-free hookah (shisha) 2 weeks after the procedure for social smoking?

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