Will Smoking Marijuana Affect my Recovery from Breast Augmentation Surgery?

Although marijuana does not contain the same ingredients as cigarettes, they do share something in common which is carbon monoxide.  Nicotine which is present in cigarettes but not in marijuana is a strong vasoconstrictor which means it makes the blood vessels clamp down and tighten up causing a decrease in blood flood.  This is obviously not good for an area that is trying to heal.  Marijuana does not have this effect but, when smoked does cause a decrease of readily available oxygen to the tissues, by the presence of carbon monoxide.
Therefore, I ask my patients who are using marijuana for its medicinal uses to switch to edibles during there recovery, which is the 4 weeks before and after surgery.  Although, I do warn all my patients who smoke cigarettes/marijuana that their capsular contracture rate is higher because of smoking when you compare them to the population that does not smoke.
Hope that helps.

Hi and thank you for your question.It is recommended that you stop smoking 3 weeks before and 3 weeks after surgery.  Smoking can cause post operative complications . Better to be safe than sorry. Best of luck!