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A member asked:
I had laproscopic gallbladder removal 3 days ago, how great of a risk is smoking?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Quit now: Smoking is not good for healing. It decreases blood flow in every blood vessel in your body, increases risk of wound infections, will have you coughing more which is not comfortable on fresh incisions. Additionally, general anesthesia impairs your lung function for a short period of time, smoking will not help with this! quit now, since you have already gone several days. :).
Answered 12/3/2014
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