plastic surgery - anesthesia
get your questions about the types of anesthesia used in plastic surgery - about safety levels and comfort.
Generally, the plastic surgeons recommend the type and the very little level of anesthesia to execute the procedure comfortably, but they can use a level can use a higher level of anesthesia, if necessary.
local anesthesia
In this type of anesthesia, the patient stay awake during the procedure and can communicate with the plastic surgeon. The local anesthetic can be applied in the surgical area under the skin in the form of a gel, cream, spray or injected around the main trunk of nerves that capture the sensations in the region.
Local anesthetics may have short duration and decrease over an hour or can be effective for up to six hours.
local anesthesia with sedation
The procedures in plastic surgery is often performed under local anesthesia with sedation. The sedation gives the feeling of drowsiness and makes the surgery more comfortable.
This type of anesthesia is habitually used in procedures lasting more than an hour or for small procedures performed in different areas of the body.
spinal and epidural anesthesia with sedation
In these types of anesthesia the anesthetic agents act on nerve roots near the spinal cord blocking the pain sensation. They are generally used for aesthetic plastic surgery in the abdominal region and lower limbs.
general anesthesia
The general anesthesia induces the patient to the deep sleep and promotes the complete loss of the pain sensation. The general anesthesia is frequently used in long-life cosmetic plastic surgeries when is necessary to handle substantial part of tissue.
The general anesthesia can be applied by injection, gas or the combination of both. Other medicines can be used simultaneously to relax the muscles.
possible complications
Is unlikely any anesthetic complications or discomfort, because the procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery are not emergencies and can be programmed. In other words, you have time to prepare yourself, perform preoperative testing and talk with the doctor anesthesiologist.
The advance of the technology, the refinement of the anaesthetic agents and the medical best specialization in anesthesiology contribute to reduce even more the risks of anaesthetic accidents.
physician anesthesiologist
In extensive plastic surgeries, the plastic surgeon have a medical anesthesiologist in his surgical team. While the plastic surgeon shapes the body of the patient, the anesthesiologist takes care for the patient's organism throughout the surgery.
preanesthetic consultation
You can consult a physician anesthesiologist before your plastic surgery. During the consultation you will talk about the anesthetic agents, possible allergies, the preoperative testing and about the conduct that you must follow before your operation.
If you do not visit the office anesthesiologist's, he will visit you in the preoperative room moments before surgery.