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Smoking Can Adversely Affect
Quick Healing After Rhinoplasty
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking causes more than 440,000 deaths in the United States each year (about one in five deaths). These figures tell you just how harmful the habit of smoking is to human health. Smokers are also at high risk of complications when they undergo surgery, including plastic surgery. If you are planning to have rhinoplasty surgery, you should stop smoking at least two weeks before the procedure and avoid doing so till you have fully healed. A study by the Medical College of Wisconsin revealed the correlation between smoking and surgery. According to the report, smoking prior to surgery affects blood flow to the heart. Those who smoked 24 hours prior to the surgery suffered from an insufficient supply of blood to the heart and this was twenty times more when compared to non-smokers or those who avoided smoking during the period.
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Rhinoplasty surgery is performed to enhance the appearance of the nose and also set right breathing issues. Smoking reduces blood circulation as it constricts the blood vessels, which in turn, prevents adequate flow of blood to the surgery site. The lack of proper oxygen rich blood supply to the site caused an overall delay in the healing process. Necrosis, skin loss and scarring are other side effects of smoking prior to and after the procedure. The other complications that smoking after rhinoplasty can cause are
Obstructed Airway
Assymetry of the Nose
Bleeding that might last 4 weeks
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Smoking may not directly affect the outcome of nose surgery, but it will affect healing process by causing the formation of soft tissue or more scar tissue on one side of the nose. This can mar the outcome. It is therefore highly advisable to avoid smoking at prior to and after the surgery. It is also important to find an experienced plastic surgeon to perform the procedure. Rhinoplasty is one of the most challenging types of plastic surgery. So to assure a smooth and fast recovery, remember to strictly adhere to your surgeon’s instructions.
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