I'm being put under general Anastasia tomorrow for a breast augmentation. I'm a smoker and have stopped but for only 24 hours. I know usually they want you to stop way before that. But am I going to die because it's only been 24 hours since I've stopped?
April 24, 2015
Answer: Smoking and general anesthesia You did not include any of your background health information to help answer this question more definitively but as a general rule your risks of anesthesia increase more with underlying health conditions related to your heart and lungs.If you are young and healthy smoking is more likely to impact wound healing only. You will need to pay particular attention to deep breathing post operatively to help prevent pneumonia but you will not die from anesthesia simply because you smoke.Your surgeon and your medical doctor assess these risks factors prior to your surgery to determine your relative risk.However, the longer you can refrain from smoking prior to surgery the less likely smoking will impact your recovery.
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April 24, 2015
Answer: Smoking and general anesthesia You did not include any of your background health information to help answer this question more definitively but as a general rule your risks of anesthesia increase more with underlying health conditions related to your heart and lungs.If you are young and healthy smoking is more likely to impact wound healing only. You will need to pay particular attention to deep breathing post operatively to help prevent pneumonia but you will not die from anesthesia simply because you smoke.Your surgeon and your medical doctor assess these risks factors prior to your surgery to determine your relative risk.However, the longer you can refrain from smoking prior to surgery the less likely smoking will impact your recovery.
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April 23, 2015
Answer: Smoking and anesthesia The reason to quit smoking really has more to do with your surgery and healing process as well as potential risks associated specifically with breasts and blood supply to the nipples. You will be fine from an anesthetic standpoint, but from a surgery and healing standpoint, you really should discuss this issue with your plastic surgeon so he or she is aware that you have not quit smoking. It may be in your best interest to delay the surgery. Best of luck!
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April 23, 2015
Answer: Smoking and anesthesia The reason to quit smoking really has more to do with your surgery and healing process as well as potential risks associated specifically with breasts and blood supply to the nipples. You will be fine from an anesthetic standpoint, but from a surgery and healing standpoint, you really should discuss this issue with your plastic surgeon so he or she is aware that you have not quit smoking. It may be in your best interest to delay the surgery. Best of luck!
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