I've had both upper and lower eye lid surgery, arm reduction and a tummy tuck. I am a smoker and am 51 years old. I've healed fine in all cases. Why can't I have a neck or facelift?
Answer: Smoking and surgery
Nicotine decreases the oxygen to tissues by vasoconstriction and therefore increases the risks of surgery to the areas operated on. You were lucky with your prior surgeries without complication. I would not suggest taking the risk with the facelift.
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Nicotine decreases the oxygen to tissues by vasoconstriction and therefore increases the risks of surgery to the areas operated on. You were lucky with your prior surgeries without complication. I would not suggest taking the risk with the facelift.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Smoking and facelift/necklifts When one smokes, or uses tobacco, there is vascular constriction. Nicotine is a major vasoconstrictor. There are others in tobacco as well. Good wound healing is all about getting enough blood supply to the area. In a facelift operation the thickness of the flaps are thin, making the bloodflow even more important. The incision will also be put on some tension. Tension is the enemy of good wound healing, and coupled with decreased blood flow in smokers, finds the patient at higher risk of wound problems. The SMAS facelift technique is excellent, but the surgeon has to work with the tissues given. Our office does not do facelifts on smokers. Some respected colleagues still may do them, but usually the extent of the dissection is less. Please stop smoking, (for dozens of reasons). If the prospect of a facelift is a motivation to quit, then so be it.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Smoking and facelift/necklifts When one smokes, or uses tobacco, there is vascular constriction. Nicotine is a major vasoconstrictor. There are others in tobacco as well. Good wound healing is all about getting enough blood supply to the area. In a facelift operation the thickness of the flaps are thin, making the bloodflow even more important. The incision will also be put on some tension. Tension is the enemy of good wound healing, and coupled with decreased blood flow in smokers, finds the patient at higher risk of wound problems. The SMAS facelift technique is excellent, but the surgeon has to work with the tissues given. Our office does not do facelifts on smokers. Some respected colleagues still may do them, but usually the extent of the dissection is less. Please stop smoking, (for dozens of reasons). If the prospect of a facelift is a motivation to quit, then so be it.
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March 3, 2013
Answer: Neck or Facelift in a Smoker
In a face and neck lift the amount of undermining with the impaired blood supply from the smoking puts the patient at risk for skin loss. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Answer: Neck or Facelift in a Smoker
In a face and neck lift the amount of undermining with the impaired blood supply from the smoking puts the patient at risk for skin loss. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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November 7, 2012
Answer: Smoking & Facelifts
It is absolutely imperative to stop smoking as it causes a much higher risk of complications including skin loss and other wound healing problems. Therefore, I do not operate on patients who smoke unless they have stopped for at least 4 weeks pre-operatively.
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Answer: Smoking & Facelifts
It is absolutely imperative to stop smoking as it causes a much higher risk of complications including skin loss and other wound healing problems. Therefore, I do not operate on patients who smoke unless they have stopped for at least 4 weeks pre-operatively.
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March 2, 2012
Answer: Facelift as a smoker
As long as you are willing to quite for a few weeks before and after surgery your surgical risks should be acceptable - especially if you have had a good outcome before
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Answer: Facelift as a smoker
As long as you are willing to quite for a few weeks before and after surgery your surgical risks should be acceptable - especially if you have had a good outcome before
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February 20, 2012
Answer: Smoking negatively affects any surgery
A good plastic surgery result relies on good blood flow. The nicotine, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen cyanide in the blood of smokers inhibits their blood's ability to deliver sufficient oxygen to their healing tissues. Thus, patients who smoke are at greater risk of complications and poor wound healing. This is why doctors are hesitant or even unwilling to perform surgery on patients who smoke. Although you are at increased risk for a full face lift, a modified or mini-facelift such as the Lite Lift™ can be performed with less risk than more extensive procedures.
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Answer: Smoking negatively affects any surgery
A good plastic surgery result relies on good blood flow. The nicotine, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen cyanide in the blood of smokers inhibits their blood's ability to deliver sufficient oxygen to their healing tissues. Thus, patients who smoke are at greater risk of complications and poor wound healing. This is why doctors are hesitant or even unwilling to perform surgery on patients who smoke. Although you are at increased risk for a full face lift, a modified or mini-facelift such as the Lite Lift™ can be performed with less risk than more extensive procedures.
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