When can I start smoking after tummy tuck?

June 29, 2009
Asked By:Sam 11 in East Irvine, CA

When can I start smoking again?  its been 2 weeks since I had Tummy Tuck surgery and I feel just fine. No pain at all.

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September 27, 2018

Answer: Smoking after a Tummy Tuck is not in your best interests

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Armando Soto, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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September 27, 2018

Answer: Smoking after a Tummy Tuck is not in your best interests

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Armando Soto, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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October 18, 2024

Answer: Follow your surgeon's post-op instructions

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSCCertified Plastic Surgeon
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October 18, 2024

Answer: Follow your surgeon's post-op instructions

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSCCertified Plastic Surgeon
October 16, 2024

Answer: Smoking after surgery

Joe Gryskiewicz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 16, 2024

Answer: Smoking after surgery

Joe Gryskiewicz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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October 15, 2024

Answer: Smoking after tummy tuck

Robert Colgrove, Jr., MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Robert Colgrove, Jr., MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 9, 2024

Answer: When Can I Start Smoking After a Tummy Tuck?

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: When Can I Start Smoking After a Tummy Tuck?

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 12, 2025

Answer: Tummy Tuck

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Ozge Ergun, MDPlastic Surgeon
March 12, 2025

Answer: Tummy Tuck

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