"Reconstructive breast surgery" depends on circulatory adequacy to sustain the healing process, and nicotine significantly compromises small vessel diameters which can affect the result of the surgery. Your surgeon needs to know about your recent smoking, and he/she may postpone the surgery to gain a better result for you.
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