2005, Number 2
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Dermatología Cosmética, Médica y Quirúrgica 2005; 3 (2)
Tobacco use and dermatological surgery: A bad association
Álvarez-Gallegos V, Seijo-Cortés JA, Hernández-PérezE
Language: Spanish
References: 34
Page: 116-120
PDF size: 176.79 Kb.
ABSTRACT
The noxious effect of tobacco on the health is well-known, but when a surgery is to be performed in a
patient who is a heavy smoker, frequently it’s easy forget tobacco’s influence upon the wound healing.
The following article provides a brief review of tobacco’s negative effect on wound healing.
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