{"id":393336,"date":"2026-09-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:57:09","slug":"what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/en\/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when you quit smoking? How the body repairs itself, step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"393336\" class=\"elementor elementor-393336 elementor-393298 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0e291 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc0e291\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8dc87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d8dc87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73808f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f73808f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking-laserostop-algerie-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-393334\" alt=\"What happens when you quit smoking? How the body repairs itself, step by step\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking-laserostop-algerie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking-laserostop-algerie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking-laserostop-algerie-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/what-happens-when-you-quit-smoking-laserostop-algerie.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b41e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b41e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Algeria, September carries a sense of new beginnings. The holidays draw to a close, the beaches empty, children shoulder their school bags again and offices return to their usual pace. It is often at this moment, over a back-to-work coffee, that many smokers finally ask themselves what happens when you quit smoking, in concrete terms, inside the body. The answer is encouraging. Within minutes, the body begins a process of repair that continues for years, following a timeline the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/tobacco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a> has described in detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f21a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72f21a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The stakes go well beyond individual health. The Ministry of Health attributes around 15,000 deaths a year in Algeria to tobacco, each one a family affected by illness linked to an avoidable risk factor. Knowing what you gain, week after week, helps you hold firm when the urge returns. Here is what the body goes through after the last cigarette.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4b8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb4b8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens when you quit smoking in the first hours: the heart and blood regain their balance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf622ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf622ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first benefit arrives sooner than most people imagine. According to the WHO timeline, twenty minutes after the last cigarette, heart rate and blood pressure drop. Nicotine, which stimulates the heart and narrows the blood vessels, stops exerting its constant effect, and the body begins to return to its natural rhythm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140c42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"140c42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twelve hours later, another decisive milestone is reached: the level of carbon monoxide in the blood returns to normal. This toxic gas, produced when tobacco burns, takes the place of oxygen on red blood cells. In a smoker, the organs are therefore constantly supplied with less well oxygenated blood. Half a day without smoking is enough to reverse the trend, to the benefit of every organ.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a46ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a46ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first smoke-free days: taste, smell and a cough that signals a deep clean of the airways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0998a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0998a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the first few days, more noticeable changes appear. Taste and smell, dulled by years of smoke, begin to improve. The morning coffee reveals forgotten aromas, the scent of warm bread from the neighbourhood bakery grows sharper, the mint in a glass of tea regains its freshness. This return of the senses is among the first tangible rewards of quitting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecaf7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecaf7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another change is more surprising: coughing. Some former smokers cough more than before in the early stages, and worry about it. In most cases this is a clearing cough. The airways are lined with tiny hairs, called cilia, whose job is to remove mucus and particles; held back by smoke, they gradually resume their work and expel what has built up. Uncomfortable but usually temporary, it shows a respiratory system getting back to work. If it persists, or comes with fever, blood-stained phlegm or marked breathlessness, see a doctor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebc235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ebc235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first week, the week of withdrawal: irritability, disrupted sleep and a reawakened appetite<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6dd922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6dd922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is also the most demanding period. Deprived of nicotine, the brain demands its usual dose, and withdrawal symptoms appear over the first few weeks. Irritability is the best known: a harmless remark at the office, a traffic jam on the way to work, and patience runs out faster than usual. Sleep may be disturbed, with difficulty falling asleep or waking during the night. Appetite tends to increase, all the more so as food has regained its flavour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936e860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936e860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These symptoms are unpleasant, but they have a precise meaning: the body is breaking the habit. They ease gradually as the body learns to function without nicotine. The strongest cravings often arise in familiar situations, such as coffee on a terrace, the end of a meal or a conversation with friends, because the cigarette had become firmly tied to them over the years. Remembering that a craving always subsides makes it easier to let it pass without giving in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54266c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54266c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first month and beyond: clearly improved blood circulation and lung function<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79891b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f79891b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the first weeks are behind you, the benefits become even more concrete. According to the WHO, between two and twelve weeks after quitting, circulation improves and lung function increases. In everyday life, climbing the stairs to the office, walking the children to school or taking up regular walks requires less effort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed2d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bed2d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A psychological turning point also takes place. Automatic habits loosen their grip, cravings become less frequent, and the pride of having held out begins to outweigh the withdrawal. This is often when those around you notice the difference: fresher breath, clothes and a car that no longer smell of tobacco, a steadier mood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d3065 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4d3065\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4501ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4501ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">September, the right time to get support<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277ab50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"277ab50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back to work, back to school, new routines: September lends itself to good resolutions. In our centres in Algiers, Hydra, Bab Ezzouar, Oran, S\u00e9tif and Tizi Ouzou, laserOstop supports you with exclusive equipment, follow-up throughout the year and a 12-month national guarantee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1321ce2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1321ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laserostop.dz\/centres-anti-tabac-algerie-laserostop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BOOK AN APPOINTMENT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d567a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18d567a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6c3da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce6c3da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d13c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39d13c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From one month to one year after the last cigarette: easier breathing and a heart already better protected<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71daf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71daf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between one and nine months after quitting, again according to the WHO, coughing and shortness of breath decrease. Freed from the smoke that irritated them, the airways gradually regain their defensive capacity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3590da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3590da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first smoke-free anniversary is a symbolic milestone, but also a medical one: after one year, the risk of coronary heart disease is about half that of a smoker. Such a gain, achieved in a single year, shows that it is never too late to stop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0dae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f0dae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The years that follow: a lasting decline in the risk of stroke and lung cancer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b9ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5b9ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The body continues to repair itself well beyond the first year. Between five and fifteen years after quitting, the risk of stroke falls to that of a person who has never smoked. After ten years, the risk of lung cancer is about half that of a smoker. Finally, fifteen years after the last cigarette, the risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367e7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"367e7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These milestones may seem distant. Yet they are a reminder that every smoke-free year counts and that the benefits add up. Loved ones benefit too: a smoke-free home protects children from passive smoking, whose effects on respiratory health are widely documented.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128508d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"128508d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quitting smoking this September: our advice for supporting body and mind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4201d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4201d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Knowing the timeline of recovery is not always enough; you still have to get through the first weeks. The first piece of advice is to set a specific quit date. September is particularly well suited: the late nights, weddings and family reunions of summer give way to a more regular routine, ideal for fresh starts. Choosing a particular day, such as the Sunday you return to work or the day after the children go back to school, gives you a clear goal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f15f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f15f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It also helps to identify your triggers. Morning coffee, the break between two meetings, the drive to work or a chat on the caf\u00e9 terrace are all moments when your hand used to reach for a cigarette. Spotting them in advance lets you prepare a response: switch drinks, change your route, keep your hands busy in another way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004c613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"004c613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A healthy lifestyle also plays a valuable role. Drinking enough water, favouring fruit and vegetables to manage a reawakened appetite, taking up physical activity, however modest: these habits help the body through the withdrawal period. Support from those around you matters just as much. Telling your spouse, colleagues or friends about your decision turns a solitary effort into a shared project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43534cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43534cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, learn to take your mind off things when a craving strikes, be kind to yourself if you slip, without seeing it as failure, and reward yourself. The money that used to go up in smoke every day can pay for something tangible, whether a family outing, a gift or a long-postponed project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03394b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e03394b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">laserOstop: support designed to help you through every stage of quitting smoking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d115c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44d115c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first weeks are decisive, and this is precisely where structured support makes all the difference. The exclusive laserOstop method relies on unique, exclusive equipment, certified to CE standards and inspected by the T\u00dcV organisation, used without medication or nicotine replacement. The session, which lasts about an hour, is preceded by an assessment of your consumption and habits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d41b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4d41b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Support does not end when you leave the centre. Our teams follow up with you throughout the year, because motivation and follow-up weigh heavily in the success of quitting. The 12-month national guarantee also means that, should you relapse, you can receive the treatment again free of charge at any of our centres in Algeria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b2cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93b2cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laserostop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world&#8217;s leading network<\/a> specialising in helping people stop smoking, laserOstop has more than 300 centres worldwide, has supported more than 700,000 people and has received more than 25,000 positive Google reviews. Many of our satisfied clients now recommend laserOstop to their friends and family. In Algeria, our centres welcome you in Algiers, Hydra, Bab Ezzouar, Oran, S\u00e9tif and Tizi Ouzou. The network is also present <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laserostop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in France<\/a>, where every centre applies the same method and the same guarantee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8cb4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8cb4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Give your body the fresh start it has been waiting for: book an appointment at the laserOstop centre nearest you and make September the first month of your smoke-free life.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40efc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e40efc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Algeria.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae8704 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-stacked elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"dae8704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-headset\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPractitioners Ready to 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elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ad3c914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mask\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscretion &amp; Confidentiality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur laserOstop centers maintain the confidentiality of your treatments to protect your integrity. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777cbdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"777cbdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8af372 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8af372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88231bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88231bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about what happens when you quit smoking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5f2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4b5f2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7901\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7901\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What happens in the first hours after you quit smoking?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7901\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7901\"><p>According to the WHO timeline, heart rate and blood pressure drop twenty minutes after the last cigarette. After twelve hours, the level of carbon monoxide in the blood returns to normal, improving the oxygen supply to the organs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7902\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7902\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is it normal to cough more after quitting smoking?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7902\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7902\"><p>A temporary cough is common in the early stages. It usually reflects the clearing of the airways, whose cilia are resuming their work. If it persists, or comes with fever, blood-stained phlegm or significant breathlessness, you should see a doctor.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7903\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7903\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long do withdrawal symptoms last?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7903\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7903\"><p>Irritability, sleep problems and increased appetite mainly occur during the first few weeks, then gradually ease as the body gets used to functioning without nicotine. Support helps you get through this period more calmly.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7904\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7904\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long does it take for the lungs to recover?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7904\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7904\"><p>According to the WHO, circulation and lung function improve between two and twelve weeks after quitting, then coughing and shortness of breath decrease between one and nine months. After ten years, the risk of lung cancer is about half that of a smoker.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7905\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7905\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can laserOstop help me quit smoking this September?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7905\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7905\"><p>laserOstop offers a session of about an hour, preceded by an assessment of your habits, using exclusive equipment certified to CE standards and inspected by T\u00dcV, without medication or nicotine replacement. Follow-up throughout the year and a 12-month national guarantee complete the support offered in our Algerian centres.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty minutes after your last cigarette, your heart rate is already falling. Twelve hours later, your blood is free of excess carbon monoxide. 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