Speaker

Jabbar Saliba, MD, FACS
Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center, Cincinnati, OH

Dr. Jabbar Saliba finished his cosmetic surgery fellowship in December 2021 at Dr. Mandell-Brown plastic surgery center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Saliba is a board certified general surgeon and has been practicing for 7 years before he joined the fellowship. After graduating medical school in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Saliba came to the USA and continued his medical education to graduate as a general surgeon from the University of South Alabama. Also during that period he pursued a research fellowship in bariatric surgery at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Saliba considers excellent surgery care and prevention of complications as one of the major pillars of good patient outcome and satisfaction. Learning from past experiences provides great groundwork for future patient education and better teaching opportunity.

Abstract

Electronic cigarettes, Vaping, smokeless tobacco with and without flavors, all are attractive descriptions of what is becoming more and more a major health concern especially for the younger population. The center for disease control (CDC) is tracking and defining new cardiovascular and pulmonary pathologies specific to this kind of products.

In this abstract we present an interesting case report of pulmonary embolism (PE) in a healthy 23 years of age female patient. She developed pulmonary emboli 10 days after undergoing an uneventful breast augmentation. She required 3 days of inpatient care for her PE. All the necessary and appropriate precautions were undertaken before during and after her surgery according to the adopted guidelines. She had no significant medical or surgical risk factors that would classify her as significantly increased risk for deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary emboli. She uses JUUL pods on a daily basis, adding to being on birth control pills.

We present a review of the significant health risk factors associated with this relatively new way of tobacco usage. Major national health entities are more and more expressing concerns about those products. We also shed light on the importance of investigating all kinds of tobacco usage during the initial evaluation in the medical history. This element could go unnoticed, not infrequently, in the cosmetic surgery population from the patient and the clinician side.

Take Home Message

Electronic cigarettes, Vaping, smokeless tobacco with and without flavors, all are attractive descriptions of what is becoming more and more a major health concern especially for the younger population. The center for disease control (CDC) is tracking and defining new cardiovascular and pulmonary pathologies specific to this kind of products. This presentation will present a review of the significant health risk factors associated with this relatively new way of tobacco usage. Major national health entities are more and more expressing concerns about those products. We will also shed light on the importance of investigating all kinds of tobacco usage during the initial evaluation in the medical history. This element could go unnoticed, not infrequently, in the cosmetic surgery population from the patient and the clinician side.