Brookline, Massachusetts (PRWEB) February 5, 2012

Troubled by studies indicating a link between smoking and complications during and after breast augmentation, Boston, MA area plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Tantillo is urging women to put your cigarette habits before surgical procedures. Is so worried, in fact, he is using Facebook to spread the word about the relationship between smoking and surgical complications.

“Despite many studies showing the risks of smoking remains a widespread habit, Dr. Tantillo says. Many people do not even know about the potential effect it can have the surgery. To help spread the word about the risks of smoking when it comes to surgical procedures, I decided to use my Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/MichaelTantilloMD?v=wall) to draw attention to a report from ABC News about the correlation between smoking and surgical complications.

“The report of the ABC (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/12/07/smoking-could-make-you-lose-your-nipples/) quoted a real case in which a donor surgery patients who smoked had serious complications. “

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Dr. Tantillo patients undergo procedures such as breast implants in your practice area of ​​Boston, which emphasizes the importance of stopping the nicotine habit.

“If I considered quitting cigarettes and want some type of surgery, reading the report I have spread my Facebook page, I hope, encourage them to kick the habit,” he says.

Besides discussing the ABC report, the doctor tells their Tantillo Boston area plastic surgery patients who smoke to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has issued a recommendation to stop long before their procedures .

“I emphasize that there are numerous studies that demonstrate the risks, if they persist in smoking and undergoing surgery of any kind,” says Dr. Tantillo. “For example, a 2009 report by the American College of Surgeons said that smoking could complicate the use of anesthesia during surgery and also affect the recovery process. For this reason, I also urge that s ‘refrain from cigarettes after the procedure to promote healing. “

addition to breast enhancement, Dr. Tantillo performs facial procedures such as facelift and rhinoplasty, body procedures such as liposuction and abdominoplasty, and procedures after weight loss, as the lifting body and arm exercises. The office of Dr. Tantillo offers non-surgical treatments including Botox? Cosmetic fillers, injectables and Latisse?.

Dr. Michael Tantillo (http://www.cosmeticsurgeonboston.com) is a plastic surgeon in the Boston area who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and went on to pursue extensive training, including a plastic surgery residency through Harvard University. A faculty member of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Tantillo continues to expand his knowledge to keep abreast of the latest techniques in cosmetic and plastic surgery.

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