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What Are The Side Effects For Smoking After Circumcision?

Hi, i am 22 years old/6'1/207 lbs and have no history of HBP in my family, i got circumcised two days ago and am wondering if smoking pot would have any significant negative effect on me. i know it constricts blood vessels which may slow the healing process down, but are there worse affects i should be aware of? how much slower would the healing process be if i smoke a joint or 2? thank you
Wed, 27 Aug 2014
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not much effects on circulation or on healing. you can verify it by looking at the circulation of the fingers before/during smoking. I've seen some patients who get a LOT of problems and fingers turn white and one who almost lost a toe from smoking.
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Press the blood out of a fingertip and see how fast the blood comes back in. Generally it is so fast it is in a literal flash. If it's over 3 seconds... then that IS a bit slow....
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What Are The Side Effects For Smoking After Circumcision?

not much effects on circulation or on healing. you can verify it by looking at the circulation of the fingers before/during smoking. I ve seen some patients who get a LOT of problems and fingers turn white and one who almost lost a toe from smoking. Cigarettes! Press the blood out of a fingertip and see how fast the blood comes back in. Generally it is so fast it is in a literal flash. If it s over 3 seconds... then that IS a bit slow....