 [ Symptoms ] will using e cigarettes help my lungs heal from cigarette smoking  i have been smoking for 13 14 years with exception of quiting twice and then it only lasted 2 months i have tried just about everything now im trying the vapor cigarettes we recently had a store open where i live that sales only these products and i thought i give it a try [ Disease ] if the use of e cigarettes help you permanently stop smoking then this could be useful to you eventually you will want to be off of the e cigarettes as well it can be very difficult to know how much damage that 13 years of smoking has caused you can see a pulmonologist to have a few tests run over time the lungs will repair a certain amount of damage but the legacy of your smoking will still remain as a health risk factor for years to come obviously the longer you are a non smoker the better it will be for your entire body not just your lungs you can do this