Donation doesn't delay funeral arrangements, either. Most organ and tissue donations take place within 24-hours after death. Donations don't disfigure the body or change the way a person looks in a casket. Another myth is that transplants are still experimental. More than 19,000 solid-organ transplants and 450,000 tissue transplants take place annually in the U.S. Transplantation is a standard medical procedure and survival and success rates are extremely high.
Smoking affects the elastin in all body tissue.
Elastin is a protein that is the principal substance of the elastic fibers that make up elastic tissue. Elasticity gives skin, especially skin on the face and hands, the qualities of softness and suppleness. Chemicals in tobacco smoke dry the elastin in tissue, causing the skin to wrinkle more readily. The appearance of the skin also can be affected by the tars in cigarette smoke. Some less-obvious physical effects from smoking include extra, unnecessary work for the liver and kidneys, which process nicotine.