I'm having buccal fat removal. Will smoking marijuana affect the healing or cause an infection?

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Plan to smoke 3 days after surgery

Edward J. Gross, MD · Answer

The process of inhaling will put strain on the suture lines inside the mouth, cause drying of the sutures, and potentially lead to complications after oral surgery. Therefore, we recommend NO smoking  2 weeks post- procedure, regardless of cigarettes or weed.

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Cigarrete smoking is not recommended after any plastic surgery including buccal fat removal because it could affect the healing process. The nicotine in cigarettes decreases the blood supply to the wound therefore causing impaired healing and possibly infection. 
Patients interested in smoking marijuana ( nicotine-free "cigarettes" ) before or after buccal fat removal should ask their surgeon for advice

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