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  Disease that you have to cut your leg if you don’t cut smoking.

  Buerger’s disease is known to be closely related to smoking. Smoking is actually a potent vasoconstrictor and everytime a person smokes, it causes repetitive stress onto the artery, interrupting the blood circulation.
  If a person has a genetic trait of being excessively sensitive to smoking but smokes, there is high possibility of Buerger’s disease.

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  ‘Smoker’s disease, not male smoker’s.

  It is common in male patients in 20~40s and total patient count is rising every year.
  What is interesting is that the female patient count has increased also as percentage of female smoker has increased Buerger’s disease formerly known as a typical male smoker’s disease is now redefined as ‘smoker’s’ disease that does not have to differentiate male and female.

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  ‘Immediately quit smoking’ if suspicious of or diagnosed with Buerger’s disease

  If you are diagnosed with Buerger’s disease, you must quit smoking right away. But if your will is not strong enough, you family and friends must help you quit smoking.

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  Smoking is the root of all diseases.

  Smoking can also induce oral disease, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, stroke, cataract, pharyngeal cancers, beside Buerger’s disease.

Full use of smoking cessation program in nearby public health center or medical facility

Special program of nearby public health center or medical facility can be of a great help for quitting smoking. MINT hospital provides smoking cessation program with smoking clinic (internal medicine) If you have it with recanalization treatment from Vascular intervention Center, you will receive care benefits. Anyone insured by public health insurance can receive insurance benefits up to 80% for smoking consultation and therapeutic drug. (100% reimbursement for medical beneficiary and low-income class)