Andrew Huberman· PhD
nicotine itself is a vasoconstrictor so you're doing the exact opposite of what you want when it comes to skin health and appearance
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nicotine itself is a vasoconstrictor so you're doing the exact opposite of what you want when it comes to skin health and appearance
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nicotine great question it is a known Vaso constrictor now the concentration of nicotine when smoked is higher in the skin because of inhalational effects and the local effect of nicotine on our skin so you do see a measurable Vaso constriction in the skin that becomes a problem which is why patients who smoke age faster patients who had surgery who smoke have a higher risk for poor wound outcomes for poor healing because of that Vaso constriction