Can Smoking Affect Results After Rhinoplasty?

Hello,Thank you for your question. Most doctors advice no smoking at all for four weeks before and after surgery. Smoking delays and interferes with healing. It does not make your nose crooked, but it can delay and interfere how it looks when it heals. All the best, Deepak Dugar, MDScarless Rhinoplasty ExpertBeverly Hills, CA 90210

Thanks for the question. You should wait 2-3 weeks because your operation area trying to get healed. Then after yes you can do smoke and drink. I wish you all the best.

Cigarette smoking is an unhealthy and addictive habit that should be avoided. Using tobacco, however, should not interfere with your nasal healing since your nose has a rich blood supply and should not be significantly affected by the vasoconstrictive properties of nicotine.Wishing you well. Dr Joseph

Thank you for your question. It is really never a good idea to smoke while you are recovering after surgery. Nicotine causes the blood vessels to constrict which means they decrease in their size and blood flow thorough them drops off.  Nicotine can also make the blood clot more easily which can further clog small blood vessels and capillaries. These effects are extremely serious because they decrease the blood supply to the tissues, can result in wounds not healing, and can result in some devastating complications. It is best to not smoke at all while you are recovering. Best of luck!Dhaval M. Patel Double board certified Plastic surgeon Hoffman Estates Barrington Oakbrook Chicago

So as we all know smoking is bad for you and that is no secret.  It is very bad for you when you have surgery because it inhibits wound healing.  This means the incisions may not heal as well or other tissue related problems like infections. Therefore the longer you can hold off from smoking after your surgery the better.  There is no rule but at the minimum you want to wait 1-2wks.  I have had many patients take this opportunity to quit and have been successful. 

Smoking is never a good idea and has innumerable detrimental effects to your health including cardiac, pulmonary, neoplastic, etc.  It also impairs wound healing and may increase risk of infection in the post-operative period.  Having said that, it will not change the shape of your nose after rhinoplasty.  In some instances, it can lead to skin necrosis if there is an area that is poorly vascularized.  This is usually not a concern for primary rhinoplasty, but could be if someone has had several revisions.

It's extremely important that patients avoid the use of tobacco before and after surgery since this substance inhibits the recovery process. You should not smoke in the three weeks leading up to the nose job operation and for another three weeks afterward. This is primarily due to inhibiting blood circulation and making it more difficult to fight infection. 

Healing wounds after surgery are negativly affected by smoking because the nicotine cuts off the blood supply to the wound. Therfore bad scarring and potential infections can result. Don't smoke after surgery. 

 

                  We
generally recommend that cosmetic surgery patients not smoke in the pre and
post-operative periods. Although cigarette smoking won’t cause structural
changes, it can adversely impact wound healing.

                  Cigarette
smoking can decrease blood supply and oxygen delivery. This can adversely
impact wound healing and can increase scarring. Cigarette smoking can also
negatively impact pulmonary function. For these reasons, cigarette smoking
should be avoided in the pre-operative period. 

Any type of smoking has the
potential for negative effects and complications for wound healing. It is not
good to smoke and especially before or after any type of operative procedure.
Smoking is a bad habit.