How long after your skin graph before you can smoke cigarettes? (photos)

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I had a tummy tuck and that's where they got the extra skin to repair my shin down to ankle

Barbara Jemec, MD, FRCS(Plast) · Answer

Smoking reduces the blood flow to all tissue, which means wounds do not heal.You should not smoke until the skin graft has healed completely and I don't just mean "taken" which is a term your plastic surgeon might use.Even after you have fully healed and for a full thickness skin graft, which is what it looks like you have had it will take up to 3 months,  you will get a worse looking scar if you smoke. Why not use this a chance to give up totally and spend the money on something nice?

Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) · Answer

Skin grafts are based on good tissue and blood flow to area, Smoking diminishes both of theses. It can slow down the healing time and the outcome of the the graft.It is wise to wait a couple of months after the graft has fully healed. Always talk to your Doctor to get the final word. Good luck with the graft.

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