Cigarette smoking is one of the most damaging things you can do to your body. This includes after breast augmentation surgery. There are two main factors with cigarette smoke. The first is that your healing will be impaired. There will be decreased blood flow to your incision, and you’ll have more scarring after surgery. The second issue is that with the increased inflammation from cigarette smoke, you will notice that you have more inflammation around your breasts. This can lead to a higher incidence of capsular contracture, and we have absolutely seen this in patients. For these reasons, and many others, we recommend that you not smoke before or after your surgery.