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Would it be bad to smoke hookah at 3 months post op or better to wait longer or no longer smoke it at all?

Original2338Apr 14, 2019
I am three months post -op. I am not a smoker but occasionally maybe 2-3 times I go out to smoke hookah with friends. Would it be bad to smoke hookah at 3 months post op or better to wait longer or no longer smoke it at all?

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Dr. Sagar Patel, MD
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Answered on Apr 21, 2019
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Dr. Ilker Apaydin, MD
Hair Restoration Surgeon
Answered on Apr 15, 2019
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Dr. Matt Tahsini, MD
Board Certified Hair Restoration Surgeon
Answered on Apr 14, 2019
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Dr. William Rassman, MD (retired)
Hair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery
Answered on Apr 15, 2019
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