I quit smoking on December 14, 2017. I’ve been wearing the 14 mg nicotine patch ever since then. My breast augmentation surgery will be January 5, 2018 and by then I will be wearing the 8 mg nicotine patch by then. My surgeon will be doing the areola incisions. I am 26 years old and I don’t have any health problems. My surgeon says that I don’t need to stop wearing the patch, but I would like more input. Should I stop wearing the patch before my surgery? Thank you
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Having svt doesn't exclude you from getting a breast augmentation. However, you would need to get full cardiac clearance which might involve some additional tests ie stress test, etc to get cleared. I would also make sure you are under general anesthesia and have your surgery at at a fully...
Hi Stephie91,
I understand your concern and it is quite normal to be concerned about the outcome following a breast augmentation surgery. However, you are still in the early stages of the healing process at 1 month post op.
Your will need to be patient at this moment and follow what your...
Whenever an incision is made in surgery, there will always be some sort of scar. Sometimes this scar is barely perceptible and other times it is more prominent. Therefore, the quality of this scar is what is important and should be considered at this point. There are various factors that co...
