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Is Smoking Advisable While Having Stitched Raw Injury On The Lips?

HI I RECENTLY GOT STITCHES IN MY LIP AND ON THE OUTSIDE AFTER A FIGHT I WAS IN. I AM A CIGARETTE SMOKER AND WAS WONDERING SINCE IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 5 DAYS I AM CRAVING A SMOKE, WOULD IT BE OKAY TO HAVE ONE AND THEN RINSE WITH SALT WATER AND/OR THE RINSE WASH MY DOCTOR GAVE ME? THANK YOU
Tue, 8 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

If you can hold 5 days without smoking then surely some more days you can avoid smoking until the wound gets better.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,      
Dr. Priya Mohod Shirsat
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Is Smoking Advisable While Having Stitched Raw Injury On The Lips?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. If you can hold 5 days without smoking then surely some more days you can avoid smoking until the wound gets better. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Priya Mohod Shirsat