If you’re considering plastic surgery and you are a smoker, please read this article from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery:
Here’s a bit from the article:
Smoking and plastic surgery are like oil and water, especially if you undergo breast lift,tummy tuck or facelift. Most shocking news is that a smoker who undergoes a breast lift may lose her nipples.According to a Detroit plastic surgeon, as told to CNN on December 5, 2011, “The nicotine in cigarettes and the carbon monoxide contained in cigarette smoke can diminish blood flow to various parts of the body. These toxins act as a virtual tourniquet. If the blood flow to a particular body part becomes greatly reduced or halted, the body part dies.”
He is speaking from experience. While undergoing a breast lift, he saw a smoker’s nipples turn purple. He understood that purple is the precursor to black and black is the precursor to “falling off.” Think frostbite.
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Gregory J. Liebscher, MD, FACS, is a Mayo Clinic-trained and board-certified plastic surgeon in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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