Title
Prospective study on smoking cessation duration and wound healing outcomes in reconstructive surgery
Authors
Brinda Ganesh Kolar1, Yeruva Bheemeswara Reddy2,*, Dhyaneshwar Ra3, Vishal Mruthyunjaya Kalmani4 & Poornima Venkatraman5
Affiliation
1Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, South West England, United Kingdom; 2Department of Surgery, Santhiram Medical College andhra Pradesh, India; 3Department of General Surgery, Government Stanley Medical College Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 4Department of Surgery, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Essex, United Kingdom; 5Department of Surgery, Davao Medical School Foundation, Philippines; *Corresponding author
Brinda Ganesh Kolar - E-mail: brindaganeshkolar01@gmail.com; Phone:
+91 9380592285
Yeruva Bheemeswara Reddy - E-mail: Bheemesh.yeruva@gmail.com; Phone:
+917095918515
Dhyaneshwar Ra - E-mail: radhyaneshwar@gmail.com; Phone: +91
7010378943
Vishal Mruthyunjaya Kalmani - E-mail: vishal.kalmani@nhs.net; Phone:
+447405881521
Poornima Venkatraman - E-mail: poornimavenkatraman96@gmail.com;
Phone: +91 9652696432
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025
Abstract
The relationship between the duration of smoking cessation before reconstructive surgery and subsequent wound healing outcomes is of interest. Hence, a total of 128 adult patients undergoing elective reconstructive procedures were followed for 30 days postoperatively. Wound complications—including infection, dehiscence and delayed healing—were assessed in relation to smoking abstinence duration. Patients who ceased smoking for ≥4 weeks showed significantly better healing outcomes than those who quit for <2 weeks. Thus, we show the clinical importance of extended preoperative smoking cessation for optimized wound recovery.
Keywords
Smoking cessation, wound healing, reconstructive surgery, wound complications, preoperative care
Citation
Kolar et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3227-3230 (2025)
Edited by
A Prashanth
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
