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Does nicotine affect wound healing?
I have to get surgery in the next few days and I've been using nicotine lozenges for the past month. Is that better than if I vaped up until then?
1 Answer
- .Lv 73 months ago
Per the article below "It is clearly possible that in cases of extremity injury, or surgery, cigarette smoking may adversely affect wound healing."
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Your question belongs in Health>General Healthcare>Other-General Healthcare, or Injuries, as it's currently in Health>Diet & Fitness and not really applicable to this subcategory (and thus decreases your chances of getting many useful answers).
Moving your question can be done by clicking Edit (pencil icon for mobile)>Edit category just beneath your question, then selecting the category that's appropriate for the topic.
Source(s): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/635046/
