Friday, December 13, 2013

Smoking and weight loss surgery


I have been told to quit smoking before weight loss surgery. Is this necessary?

Yes it is. Smoking delays or interferes with healing. In addition, when complications develop, surgeons always claim that it was your smoking that was the cause. 

So I would highly recommend you stop smoking at least 4 weeks prior to the surgery. In fact quitting is the best idea. If after quitting smoking, a complications develops, now you can sue the doctor as he/she cant blame the nicotine.