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Drs. Erol and Koycu’s manuscript entitled, “The Effect of Smoking on Septoplasty and Septorhinoplasty Outcomes” suggests that septoplasty and septorhinoplasty can be performed on patients who actively smoke with comparable results to non-smokers in terms of function, complications, and rates of revision. Still, many surgeons advise or require their patients to cease smoking before undergoing elective surgery. Smoking cessation’s benefits center upon maintaining overall health and may indicate a patient’s ability to follow postoperative instructions. Accordingly, it is uncertain if there will be an increase in surgeons offering these operations to active smokers.