Smoking is not recommended after sinusitis nasal polyp surgery.
Sinusitis nasal polyp surgery generally causes some degree of damage within the nasal cavity and sinuses, and there are pathological changes in the wound that compete for repair during the healing process. If smoking, cigarette smoke will contain many particles, including nicotine and tar, which can adhere to the wound. These substances will stimulate a renewed inflammatory response in the nascent mucosa and vesicles.
Nasal polyp surgery is in the nasal cavity, the nasal cavity is an open environment, under the above conditions of inflammatory proliferation and edema, it can lead to a decrease in local resistance, easy to secondary pathogenic bacteria infection, while not conducive to the repair of postoperative wounds, so smoking is not recommended after surgery.
After sinusitis nasal polyp surgery, smoking is not recommended, and you should follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment and follow-up.