Physical Changes After Using IQOS

As we age, we develop a unique sentiment towards health, but the long-standing addiction to smoking is hard to shake off. Many smokers are looking for a true cigarette alternative that allows them to satisfy their cravings without harming their bodies, achieving a perfect balance between smoking and a healthy lifestyle. IQOS electronic cigarettes meet the demand for quitting and substituting smoking while effectively satisfying nicotine cravings. However, many who have never smoked electronic cigarettes worry about whether they might be harmful to the body. So, what are the physical changes after using IQOS?

There are many brands of electronic cigarettes on the market claiming to mimic real cigarettes, with varying quality, making it difficult for consumers to discern and choose. Based on personal experience and feedback from other smokers, we provide a simple explanation for smokers regarding electronic cigarettes.
Traditional tobacco releases tar when burned, which has a distinct odor, is flammable, and corrosive;

The carcinogenic and cancer-promoting substances in tar can directly irritate the trachea and bronchial mucosa, increasing secretion and suppressing ciliary movement, leading to tracheobronchitis;

When tar is inhaled into the lungs, it produces enzymes that damage the alveolar walls, causing them to lose elasticity, expand, and rupture, resulting in emphysema;

Tar adheres to the surfaces of the pharynx, throat, trachea, and bronchial mucosa, and excessive accumulation over time can induce abnormal cell proliferation, leading to cancer.

The IQOS tobacco sticks are specially designed with three parts: the mouthpiece, which goes into the mouth, a gap in the middle, and finally, specially compressed tobacco. This design allows the tobacco stick to burn more completely during the heating process, effectively preventing the production of harmful substances due to incomplete combustion. The gap provides space for the combustion gases, significantly reducing harmful particulate matter inhaled, while the mouthpiece effectively blocks combustion particles once again.

It is worth mentioning that IQOS uses electronic heating to extract nicotine from the tobacco in vapor form at high temperatures. Ultimately, what we inhale is the heavily filtered vapor from the tobacco stick, retaining the nicotine and flavor components found in tobacco, while other harmful substances are not inhaled.

Additionally, because IQOS uses a heat-not-burn method, there is almost no smoke when using it, and the amount of e-liquid inhaled is significantly lower than that of traditional cigarettes or poorly designed electronic cigarettes. Therefore, the adverse effects on the body from IQOS are much less than those from other types of tobacco.
Physical changes after using IQOS:

1. Overall improvement in complexion. The carbon monoxide inhaled is gradually metabolized, allowing the blood to transport more oxygen. Carbon monoxide competes with oxygen for hemoglobin transport, prolonging the blood circulation process. Once carbon monoxide leaves the body, hemoglobin can transport more oxygen.

For long-term smokers, once they stop smoking, hemoglobin will increase in volume to transport more oxygen, but this can thicken the blood, leading to high blood pressure or even vascular blockage.

2. You will notice a gradual reduction in morning and evening coughs.

3. Damaged nerve endings will begin to self-repair. Tar and other chemicals have dulled your taste buds, but now the blood supply to the taste buds returns to normal levels, making the same food taste better than before.

4. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases will decrease.

5. The cilia in the lungs that were damaged will fully recover, and symptoms like coughing and shortness of breath will gradually disappear. The incidence of atherosclerosis-related diseases will be reduced by half. After quitting smoking for 10 years, the risk of lung cancer will be 50% lower than that of those who continue to smoke.

Of course, the above descriptions are averages, and individual recovery will depend on smoking frequency, as there will still be many irreversible damages in the body.

If you are worried about not getting used to it, I can assure you that there is no need for concern, as IQOS offers a range of flavors from light to strong, including regular tobacco and menthol options. Its usage rhythm is similar to that of real cigarettes; once a tobacco stick starts heating, you can use it until it is consumed, after which it needs to be charged before use.