There is any relation between smoker and weight loss after bariatric surgery?

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Lent et a (2013) showed that whether or not some one was a smoker did not affect weight loss, even when smoking rates did not change.

Lent, M. R., Hayes, S. M., Wood, G. C., Napolitano, M. A., Argyropoulos, G., Gerhard, G. S., ... & Still, C. D. (2013). Smoking and alcohol use in gastric bypass patients. Eating behaviors, 14(4), 460-463

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Nashwan Qahtan Mahgoob

It change nothing regarding wt loss but it increases early complications