If I stop smoking before and after my hair transplant do grafts stay many years?

Listen to Mr. Mackey ... Drugs are bad.. ok.. Smoking is bad okIf you made an investment in surgery to look better, you should make an investment not to jeopardize the results.  There is no absolute rule of how smoking may affect your transplanted hair, but it can't be good.

Dear saturday99Thanks for the question. Smoking reduces the blood circulation and this can effect the hair grow of the new hair. We know that stopping smoking is not easy for the patients and this is why we recommend to consume not more than 5 cigarettes per day if the patient can not stop. I wish you all the best.

Heavy smokers have been seen to have reduced blood flow to their capillaries. This affects nutrient delivery to the skin and to the hair follicles. If you are a heavy smoker, the survival rate of your transplanted grafts may be lower than average.

It is believed that smoking affects the amount of proper blood flow to the transplanted grafts. Therefore patients are recommended to avoid smoking or limit smoking prior to the surgery and particularly one week after the procedure. During this period, revascularization occurs for grafts to survive and grow and receive its nutrient by diffusion. Thus, it is of great importance to ensure adequate oxygen and nutrient for the transplanted grafts by avoid smoking during this process

Smoking can be detrimental to the outcome of hair transplants.There has yet to be any carefully conducted studies on outcomes in patients who smoke. Many patients who smoke have successful hair transplants. However, a small proportion have poorer growth. Nicotine decreases blood flow to the scalp by constricting blood vessels. The ability of blood to carry oxygen is reduced on account of the carbon monoxide in the blood. These factors increase the chance of poor wound healing and increase the chance of infection, scarring and overall poor growth. When it comes to stopping smoking, it's clear that the longer one abstains the better. Stopping one month before is better than one week before and two months is probably even better. The optimal times have yet to be thoroughly studied. In general, stopping smoking at least 1 week prior to hair transplant surgery and restarting no sooner than 2 weeks after the procedure provides appears to provide significant benefit.Individuals who smoke should check with their own hair transplant surgeons for advice on when and if they should stop. 

Thank you for your question. As a physician, I would be remiss not to
mention that quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your
long-term health. In addition to its major risks, including cancer and heart
disease, smoking can also affect the body's circulatory system, which can
indeed impact your hair. Though there has not been extensive study on the
topic, smoking has been observationally linked to hair loss. Quitting smoking
is difficult, but the results are worth it. Best of luck to you.

Smoking is definitely detrimental to your overall health but in addition it effects the microvasculature and circulation in the body (like the blood supply to the scalp). We have definitely seen poor wound healing in surgery patients that smoke. If you are concerned about your health and the health of your hair, I would highly recommend not smoking. Good luck.

Smoking slows/hinders healing and recovery from almost any procedure. This includes a hair transplant. FUE hair transplants are less invasive and may recover better. I did an extensive medline pubmed search and found nothing on natural androgenetic hair loss and smoking.

Smoking is not good for you period. It has shown that nicotine can impead blood flow to the scalp. Hair needs as much blood flow as possible.

Studies have been done which show that smoking reduces the blood supply to the scalp, The question is does smoking cause enough reduction of blood supply to impact hair loss. No one knows for sure