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Cigarettes and Surgery: Mutually Exclusive?

Monday, August 31, 2009

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By: Wandra Miles, MD After years of ignoring warnings from doctors about lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease, most smokers are quick to ignore a surgeon’s disclaimer that you need to toss those cigarettes well before your cosmetic surgery. With both…

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Habit vs. Healing: Smokers Who Want a Face Lift May Have to Choose

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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More and more Maryland plastic surgery practices are establishing rules that require smokers to quit smoking for a period of several months surrounding their surgical procedures. Even today, few patients are familiar with the extensive clinical research showing how smoking cigarettes…

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