I'm due to have Laser resurfacing, upper eyes and a lower Facelift in 1 week. I have smoked 2 cigarettes a day for the last week. Should I postpone my surgery?For the last 6 weeks, I had cut my smoking from 1 pack to 2-6 cigarettes a day and as I said this last week I've had 2 cigs a day. I hopefully plan on smoking no more prior to surgery.
Answer: Surgery and smoking You should not smoke before your surgery, particularly before a facelift. Even seemingly little smoking can shrink down blood vessels, reduce blood supply, and can cause terrible scarring or loss of skin. The risk of infection is also higher. You should be honest with your doctor (I hope you are not my preop patient!) and tell them so they can help you quit.
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Answer: Surgery and smoking You should not smoke before your surgery, particularly before a facelift. Even seemingly little smoking can shrink down blood vessels, reduce blood supply, and can cause terrible scarring or loss of skin. The risk of infection is also higher. You should be honest with your doctor (I hope you are not my preop patient!) and tell them so they can help you quit.
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Answer: Smoking Dangerous for Facelift patients
Ask your surgeon, but if you were my patient, I would request that you postpone your surgery. Most experts unanimously agree that smoking increases the risk of most surgical complications significantly. This especially applies to lifting procedures such as the temple lift you are scheduled to have done. Just about all plastic surgeons strongly recommend women to stop smoking and all nicotine products well in advance of all plastic surgery and especially lift procedures.. Many plastic surgeons recommend stopping all tobacco products several months prior to surgery.
Here is the reason why: the nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products (including Nicorette gum, patches, etc) is a vasoconstrictor, meaning it makes the Smoking is a significant multiplier of many potential complications following surgery and breast augmentation with implants are no exception. Nicotine from smoking causes blood vessels to constrict ( spasm or tighten up). Over time, these constricted arteries and capillaries deliver less blood to the tissue which is needed for normal healing. Smokers therefore have an increased incidence of higher likelihood of complications such as tissue sloughing (death by necrosis) and infection. General complications of surgery such as blood clots, anesthetic problems such as pneumonia are also increased.
A recent scientific article in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicated that, among all forms of surgery, quitting smoking eight weeks prior was never associated with an increased risk of complications
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Answer: Smoking Dangerous for Facelift patients
Ask your surgeon, but if you were my patient, I would request that you postpone your surgery. Most experts unanimously agree that smoking increases the risk of most surgical complications significantly. This especially applies to lifting procedures such as the temple lift you are scheduled to have done. Just about all plastic surgeons strongly recommend women to stop smoking and all nicotine products well in advance of all plastic surgery and especially lift procedures.. Many plastic surgeons recommend stopping all tobacco products several months prior to surgery.
Here is the reason why: the nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products (including Nicorette gum, patches, etc) is a vasoconstrictor, meaning it makes the Smoking is a significant multiplier of many potential complications following surgery and breast augmentation with implants are no exception. Nicotine from smoking causes blood vessels to constrict ( spasm or tighten up). Over time, these constricted arteries and capillaries deliver less blood to the tissue which is needed for normal healing. Smokers therefore have an increased incidence of higher likelihood of complications such as tissue sloughing (death by necrosis) and infection. General complications of surgery such as blood clots, anesthetic problems such as pneumonia are also increased.
A recent scientific article in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicated that, among all forms of surgery, quitting smoking eight weeks prior was never associated with an increased risk of complications
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June 14, 2011
Answer: You should listen to your surgeon and do what is recommended
You should listen to your surgeon and do what is recommended. Smoking is a very real risk and not to be taken lightly. You may need to delay your procedure or they may have to take a more conservative approach.
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June 14, 2011
Answer: You should listen to your surgeon and do what is recommended
You should listen to your surgeon and do what is recommended. Smoking is a very real risk and not to be taken lightly. You may need to delay your procedure or they may have to take a more conservative approach.
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February 16, 2010
Answer: You should quit smoking before having facelift and laser resurfacing It is a well known fact that smoking increases complications for surgery, including surgery on the face. Laser resurfacing at the same time as facelift procedure increases the incidence of wound healing complications more than if the procedures are done separately with time to heal in between. While the risk of combined procedures is small enough in non smokers, I would not recommend doing both simultaneously in a smoker.
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February 16, 2010
Answer: You should quit smoking before having facelift and laser resurfacing It is a well known fact that smoking increases complications for surgery, including surgery on the face. Laser resurfacing at the same time as facelift procedure increases the incidence of wound healing complications more than if the procedures are done separately with time to heal in between. While the risk of combined procedures is small enough in non smokers, I would not recommend doing both simultaneously in a smoker.
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June 22, 2015
Answer: Smoking and Facelift YES! You should stop smoking atleast 2 weeks before surgery. The longer you stop the better. Not even 1 cigarette during that timeline. I would also recommend no nicotine gum or patches as they have similar affects on the blood vessels as does the smoking. You will have wound healing problems if you continue to smoke and have your surgery.
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June 22, 2015
Answer: Smoking and Facelift YES! You should stop smoking atleast 2 weeks before surgery. The longer you stop the better. Not even 1 cigarette during that timeline. I would also recommend no nicotine gum or patches as they have similar affects on the blood vessels as does the smoking. You will have wound healing problems if you continue to smoke and have your surgery.
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February 11, 2010
Answer: If you smoke immediately prior to elective surgery, you will likely compromise your results I have counted the 8 previous responses who essentially unequivocally advise you to refrain from tobacco use prior to surgery and to postpone the surgery. So it is up to you to now do the right thing.
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February 11, 2010
Answer: If you smoke immediately prior to elective surgery, you will likely compromise your results I have counted the 8 previous responses who essentially unequivocally advise you to refrain from tobacco use prior to surgery and to postpone the surgery. So it is up to you to now do the right thing.
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