Not Medical Advice: Yes, as smoking affects the healing process. It reduces blood flow near the dermis and epidermis at times of healing.
As per Aofas.org, chemicals found in cigarette smoke cause many changes to the way the body handles oxygen. Hemoglobin, a molecule that carries oxygen throughout the body, cannot carry as much oxygen as usual when it is exposed to cigarette smoke. Tiny blood vessels in the body become narrow, which makes it more difficult for hemoglobin and oxygen to get to the tissues where they are needed.
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