How long must I stop smoking before a mommy makeover?

Thank you for your excellent question.  Because of the types of skin flaps created during mommy makeover surgery it would be wise to try and eliminate the negative blood flow and breathing effects of nicotine as much as possible.  I would recommend stopping at least 4 weeks before and after surgery.  Hope this helps. 

Thank you very much for your question, and I would like to direct you to your own surgeon to ensure that you get the best advice. Since there are many differences between the types of surgery, anesthesia and medications that are used between procedures and surgeons, then the best thing to do would be whatever he says. Good luck to you.

The standard answer to that question is 4 to 6 weeks.  Cigarettes can cause the blood vessels to go into spasm and this gets less likely at 4 weeks and then there is the direct affect of decreasing oxygen to the tissue when you smoke shortly after surgery.  As an former smoker, I would say if you have made it four weeks then you should never start again. There are some difficult urges to smoke for a year but they are less frequent and last for only short periods of time.