Hello I'm going 2 get a breast reduction in a few months.so i've been doing some reading up on it and every site i go 2 says that if u smoke then u need 2 stop at least 2 weeks before surgery.I was wondering y? If i don't stop will something bad happen? I don't understand what smoking has 2 do with anything.I've gone under the knife 4 a scoloscapy and 2 have my tubes cut and i didn't have 2 quit 4 either of those.Can some1 please tell me y.
Claire
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Smoking is a risk to the surgery with a higher chance of infection and poor healing with larger scars. To place implants, I do not insist that patients stop smoking but they are told of the higher risks and they can proceed as they desire. Less smoking is always better but you need about two weeks from your last cigarette to get some improvement in your risks.
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why arent you saying im going to stop for good. ure lungs would be full of tar and everyone would smell you when you walk past. i know, i work in the retail industry.