Prepare yourself to feel scammer. Doctors enter medicine with the hope of making patients feel better. However, when delivering bad news, that's not what happens. No matter how people feel before I give them bad news, afterward they always feel worse. If I don't recognize this as normal, that working hard to make people feel good about bad news is not only counterproductive to the grieving process but potentially deleterious for our doctor-patient relationship, in the long run I'll add to my patients' pain rather than diminish it.
Now for the medicals fake carrot aspect of giving up smoking more kisses and hugs when you no longer smell and taste like a dirty ashtray. Your home, car and office will no longer be coated in a yellow oily film that is the residue of the smoke you exhale. Your appearance will improve as the dryness of your face and the ensuing wrinkles gradually disappear. That puckered upper lip will gradually smooth out, making you seem years younger.
In either case you should get a medical exam done anyway. This is good from not only medicals bad and fake an insurance perspective but from a life one as well. Once you know where you stand in terms of your health you can take actions to improve it. Remember, it is never to late to do things that improve your health.
In the case of my colleague, her problem was foot odor, which often occurs when when you don't wear socks. Our solution: she'd bring in her socks and I'd put them on her feet. Case solved.
In a relationship, time will make things fester, but in the corporate world where trust has been destroyed and investors' actions are hinging on the next press conference, time is the only sure-fire strategy that will help put the events behind you.
Obviously, none of these methods will have much effect if you do not practice good dental hygiene. Be sure to brush and floss your teeth after every meal, and to not skimp on your visits to your dentist for routine cleaning and examination. Remember to brush the back of your tongue in a back-to-front sweeping motion, since the back of the tongue is where most bacteria that cause foul breath breed.