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Can I smoke cigarettes if I have done ThermiTight / Thermi RF?

cflorrickApr 21, 2017
I was told I'd be able to resume to my normal life and activities 24 hours after the procedure, I however was not told I'd have to quit smoking. Had I known this, I would have tried to quit, but as you can imagine it is hard to quit cold turkey! I've been cutting back and only smoking 2-3 cigarettes a day. Since I've gotten thermitight/rf on my arms, along with liposuction, will smoking cigarettes ruin my results? Will it prevent the skin from tightening? Please help.

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