India, July 21 -- Vaping is not much healthier than smoking cigarettes, especially when the vapes are laced with nicotine. And while the damage it causes to the cardiovascular system is well known, that is not where the harmful effects end.

Taking to Instagram on July 20, Dr Kunal Sood explained how vaping is likely to harm the skin, particularly by slowing down its natural healing process. There is the possibility that vaping can actually make your acne worse or make your skin heal more slowly, he shared.

According to Dr Sood, vapes containing nicotine can affect the blood flow and inflammation pathways that the skin depends on. It reduces the former, while promoting the latter.

"When nicotine enters the body, it narrows the small blo...