Regular Member rcfue Posted October 4, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted October 4, 2020 Dear all Do you think chewing Nicotine chewing gum will make a significant negative impact on healing and graft survival rate after a fue hair transplant ? Thanks in advance for your thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ADuckwithNoHair Posted October 4, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted October 4, 2020 Nicotine constricts blood vessels in your scalp so it's not optimal for graft health and healing after a transplant, though I'm not sure if the negative impact is significant. You should reach out to your doctor and ask for his/her opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Pauls Posted October 6, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 6, 2020 I’m almost 3 months post FUE and heavily use Nicorette quick mist spray, can’t say it’s made any negative affect to my progress I don’t think !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted October 8, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 8, 2020 I smoked after all 4 of my HT procedures and never experienced any issues with it regarding healing or the regrowth...but could it have been different if I did not smoke?...thank goodness I finally quit. Just about ant HT doctor would ill advise any form of nicotine post-op. Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Dazed Posted October 10, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 10, 2020 Not a nicotine product, but I used Chantix throughout my recovery. If you can afford it, I highly recommend Chantix. With BC/BS my co-pay was still $135. "Imagination frames events unknown in wild fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, and what it fears, creates." Hannah More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member rcfue Posted October 10, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 10, 2020 So far its just theory from my side. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor which in theory would mean worse blood supply to the grafts, which in theory could impair healing and growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted October 22, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 8:28 PM, Dazed said: Not a nicotine product, but I used Chantix throughout my recovery. If you can afford it, I highly recommend Chantix. With BC/BS my co-pay was still $135. I am surprised that your copay was that much. Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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