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The Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Skin-Flap Survival in the Face Lift Patient
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1984
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Tobacco CessationFace Lift PatientPatient SelectionSurgeryDermatologySkin-flap SurvivalTobacco ControlCosmetic SurgeryNicotinePublic HealthHealth Services ResearchCigarette SmokingTobacco UseAesthetic Facial SurgeryOutcomes ResearchSmoking CessationFace Lift SurgeryPatient SafetyMedicinePlastic Surgery
Our data demonstrate that a significant number of skin sloughs observed after face lift surgery are due to patients' cigarette smoking. Because an appreciable part of every surgeon's practice consists of smokers, the implications of this study, in terms of patient selection and preoperative counseling, seem considerable.