Teen blames vaping for collapse of his lung I vaped for one year and almost died' Lungs Healing After Quitting Vaping Photos Show Vaping Lung Damage Like Blisters And Lung Collapse Business Insider 2 Weeks Vaping No Smoking Australia It's official. Flavored e cigarettes cause permanent lung damage. And doctors are already seeing it happen. In the United States, a teenager developed something called popcorn lung after secretly vaping for three years.