Is smoking hookah harmful prior to going in for a tummy tuck revision and back lift?

Smoke contains 4000 toxic substances. The
effects of each of these substances on the outcome of tummy tuck has not been
studied individually. The most important issues with cigarette smoke is
the carbon monoxide, which compromises the oxygen delivery to the healing
tissues, and the nicotine, which causes spasm of the blood vessels delivering
blood to the healing wound. Anything that compromises healing can lead to
an increase risk of infection, wound separation, or tissue necrosis. Clearly eliminating the smoke is important
because of the carbon monoxide poisoning of the blood. Eliminating
nicotine is important as well. It would be wise to stay away from
nicotine and carbon monoxide until everything is completely healed.

Any kind of smoking ( cigarets, hookah, electronic cigarettes) is bad for healing process after any surgery, including elective plastic surgery like tummy tuck revision and back lift.Patients who smoke before and after surgery may develop necrosis of the tissues (necrosis = death of the tissues). Therefore, patients must stop smoking cigarets, hookah, etc at least 2 to 3 weeks before surgery

#TummyTuckRevision surgery Revision surgery is unusual but may be desired for several reasons. Most revisions should be done after 9-12 months. One cause for revision surgery are “dog ears” at the ends of the incisions. Excess fat or loose skin may require liposuction and skin excision to obtain the best result.In any case;  smoking of any type may be harmful and certainly should be refrained from before and after surgery