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A 23-year-old male asked:
I had functional endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty a week ago. i'm guessing my surgical wounds must have healed by now, when can i smoke?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ronan Monsefanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
No: By no means are all the surgical wounds clean or the inflammation gone in just one week. Even when they do heal you shouldn't smoke.
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Dr. Kenneth Leeanswered
Surgery - Plastics 23 years experience
Should be never : But if you must- your surgeon will appreciate 6-8 weeks without the impairment of wound healing that occurs with tobacco abuse. You should make every attempt never to smoke again.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2017
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