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Thank you for your question.I would recommend to hold off on smoking for at least 4-6 weeks after your surgery. Smoking will do nothing but impair your ability to heal and could potentially cause an unwanted wound healing complication.Best of luck and hang in there!- Dr. Bryson Richards
Smoking can definitely increase your risk of complications. In general the longer you can wait the better. Obviously, no nicotine is best.
but if you're healing without any complications or compromise, its doubtful it will hurt. But why take an unnecessary risk when you've paid for your surgery as the others have mentioned how detrimental it can be towards your healing.
Your plastic surgeon may have a different opinion, but I think that you will be best off avoiding nicotine. At 2 weeks, the healing process is continuing and any constriction of blood supply will not help. Best wishes for ongoing patience and an outcome that you will be pleased with long-term.
Thank you for your question.Looks like you have been doing your homework. A conchal bowl setback is one component of an otoplasty. Most commonly the upper third of the helix protrudes and needs to be set back using permanent sutures in the cartilage. This can be performed through the same...
Edema (Swelling) is normal following ear surgery especially just a few weeks post operatively from an otoplasty and can in fact temporarily distort the ear. Expect several months to see the final shape.In the mean time, head elevation, low salt diet, bromelain, and perhaps a NSAID may all aid in...
It is always best to pick the best surgeon rather than try to pick the best technique. That is their job to explain why the procedure picked is best for you in their hands. The most critical decision to be made in achieving the best plastic surgical result is picking the most experienced...
Thank you for your question about your ear surgery.I am sorry you are troubled by your low ear position.This can happen - since the ear development before you are born is very complex.Without a photo it is not possible to say what could be done.Generally, the ear cannot be removed and...
An exam by a board certifed plastic surgeon would be required to answer your question. It all depends on which parts of the ear need to be made larger.
All scars go through a healing stage, with most scars taking a year to a year-and-a-half to mature fully. Redness decreases and scar tissue softens and flattens as healing takes place. Younger people tend to be more exuberant scar formers than people in their 60s and older....
