Smoking after transplant

[Nuclius]

Hi guys. I had my transplant done by Dr.Armani about six months ago. I'm a smoker. After the transplant i was instructed to stop smoking completely. I've tried my best but i cut it down to maybe one or two a day. I'm kinda worried that its going to effect the growth. Anyone else in this situation? Will it effect the growth? Thanks!

 

[s.a.f]

No it wont effect growth.

 

[cateyes81]

thats not what rmani says...

 

[s.a.f]

Some docs give their patients cigerette breaks during the procedure. I know of hair transplant patients who smoke and had no problems with growth. Why would smoking effect growth? Armani also claims that creatine causes hairloss :roll:

 

[Nuclius]

so most of you fellow smokers smoke right after and continuing on during the growth phase and there isnt any negative effects?

 

[Cassin]

smoking has a negative effect on everything. I read an article on cnn where they had studies on smoking and healing, and it was stunning when compared to non smokers. Drop it.

 

[s.a.f]

smoking has a negative effect on everything. I read an article on cnn where they had studies on smoking and healing, and it was stunning when compared to non smokers. Drop it.

Yes it may be unhealthy but it does'nt mean that your hair transplant wont grow if you smoke.

 

[Cassin]

smoking has a negative effect on everything. I read an article on cnn where they had studies on smoking and healing, and it was stunning when compared to non smokers. Drop it.

Yes it may be unhealthy but it does'nt mean that your hair transplant wont grow if you smoke.

Of course.

But it certainly doesn't help. Why risk it.

 

[s.a.f]

Why risk smoking in the first place but if you dont care normally (and if you smoke then you are no doubt addicted to it) you should'nt be worried about smoking after a hair transplant.

 

[Cassin]

Why risk smoking in the first place but if you dont care normally (and if you smoke then you are no doubt addicted to it) you should'nt be worried about smoking after a hair transplant.

Your right, but at some point you do decide its time to quit.

 

[Nuclius]

yeah it is indeed a good time to quit. However, easier said than done. Almost impossible to do overnight. So just curious about how others are coping with it and the serious negative effects. I'm paranoid about it so what i did was cut down a lot and insstead of inhaling, i try to just smoke it without inhaling as much as before.

 

[Cassin]

Quit cold turkey. Its the only way.

 

[global]

Smoking causes vasoconstriction and reduction in blood oxygenation so can interfere with healing after surgery. If you smoked post operatively it is possible that some grafts died due to ischaemia i.e. did not get an adequate blood supply to implant properly.

Several months later it won't be a problem specifically to your transplant apart from the general detrimental effect of smoking.

 

[Nuclius]

thanks for the info. Thank god i held it back for a couple months after the surgery.... :wink:

 

[Guest]

my grandma smoked a pipe for 65 years. he quit last year. he's 82. and he smoked heavy, like the equivalent of 3-4 packs a day. amazingly he has no health problems besides bad knees. he quit because he decided it was a good idea.

 

[powersam]

Quit cold turkey. Its the only way.

i dont agree. any method that helps you actually succeed in quitting smoking is the right way. for some that will be gradual withdrawal, for some cold turkey. there is no one right way, the right way is the way that works for you.

 

[Guest]

Global is absolutely correct although I have never known or heard of anyone having grafts die on them because of post-op smoking.

 

[sphlanx2006]

Quit cold turkey. Its the only way.

i dont agree. any method that helps you actually succeed in quitting smoking is the right way. for some that will be gradual withdrawal, for some cold turkey. there is no one right way, the right way is the way that works for you.

Thats right, i have tried to quit overnight, i managed not to smoke for like 5-6 days and then i started again. So i decided to phase it out and now after 1 month i have reduced it to 7-10 cigs/day instead of 20-25/day.

The good thing is that I feel stuffed after 10 cigs, i cant have more. I will continue this root. Anyway 1-2 cigs a day, is less harmfull than visiting your city center at peak hours.

 

[cateyes81]

so for every smoke u smoke u lose 1 graft :freaked2: