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What Type of Anesthesia is Available for a Mini-facelift or S-lift?
why do some doctors do mini or s-lifts with local and others more asleep anesthesia?
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angie10
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I prefer to do my face lifts with local anesthesia and...
I prefer to do my face lifts with local anesthesia and oral sedation.
Instead of sending heavy medication into the IV line to keep you asleep or sedated throughout the procedure, tumescent anesthesia uses only local anesthesia injected into the face to control pain, and Valium pills to relax you. The term "tumescent" (meaning swollen or puffy) comes from the appearance of the area immediately after injection, before the medicine is absorbed into the surrounding tissues. The...
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Mini Facelifts are done under local anesthesia and are much safer than general.
Mini facelifts are now done under local tumescent anesthesia and are almost painless with the great techniques of administering the local now a days. Cost is roughly $6-8500 and recovery is so much easier as well. Sincerely,
David Hansen,MD
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Anesthesia Choices for Mini-lifts
Anesthesia Choices for Facial Aesthetic Surgery such as a mini-lift depend on several factors.
First off, I do not think the type of anesthesia influences either the recovery time or the amount of bruising. Although it is possible to do all of these procedures under local anesthesia - your comfort is the most important concern. You will have to lie still for hours and you will be aware in many cases of injections. For procedures more than 3-4 hours I would recommend IV sedation or a...
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What Type of Anesthesia is Available for a Mini-facelift or S-lift?
I offer three kinds of anesthesai for these minimal incision Face Lifts. Local infiltration, IV sedation with intubation and general anesthesia. What type of anesthesia is selcetd depends on the individual personality of the patient. Our Face Lift procedure can be done in 90 minutes or less, so not much time is sepnt under anesthesia regardless. Be sure that the plastic and cosmetic surgeon, you select for your Face Lift, understands and follows the proper...
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Choice of anesthesia for Mini-Lifts
Mini-lifts can be performed safely under different degrees of anesthesia. The two important factors are the preferences of the patient and the preferences of the surgeon. I find most patients self-select for the choice that is right for them. That is, some patients are very anxious about the idea of having a procedure done while being awake. These are patients that will do best with IV sedation or general anesthesia.
To further explain the options of...
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Anesthesia Type For Facelift?
Thank you for the question.
Facelift surgery can be done under local, IV sedation, or general anesthesia. In my opinion, more important than the type of anesthesia used is the selection of plastic surgeon. Make this selection process your first priority; not the type of anesthesia used.
Best wishes.
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Anesthesia for mini-lift
Generally mini-lifts are performed under IV sedation with local anesthesia. Depending on your personality and ability to tolerate local anesthesia injections, it may be possible to operate with local plus oral medication, such as Xanax. Some doctors in NY, where we have laws governing the operation of office based surgery suites, will offer local only if they are unaccredited. Only a facility accredited by the Joint Commission or another accrediting body can offer anything which alters...
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Anesthesia choices for a mini-face lift
The reason for the different anesthesia options may have to do with the options available to your doctor and not necessarily your choice. The mini-lift or the lower face-lift is frequently performed in the office by a facial or general plastic surgeon under local analgesia with or without oral sedation. However, if the lift requires a more extensive dissection or expected to take longer to perform, the surgeons who have access to an Ambulatory Surgery Center or Hospital may schedule the...
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Anaesthesia is a preference
The choice of anaesthesia is a preference of you and your doctor. I like the locals for the safety and I do 95 percent of all lifts without general anaesthesia.
Niagara Falls Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia for Facelift
There are numerous types of facelift procedures and various types of anesthetic choices available. In general, my recommendation is oral sedation plus local anesthetic or general anesthesia. General anesthesia means being completely asleep during the procedure. The costs increase about $2000 for a general anesthetic because an anesthesiologist is required. For some patients who do not want to be aware of any portion of the procedure, the additional cost may be worth it. Discuss with your...
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Burley Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Types of anesthesia for minilift.
Regardless of the surgery, various procedures can be done with different types of anesthesia. I tell patients that you can have brain surgery under local anesthetics, but why would you want to. It usually has to do with patient preference and cost factors. We use only a board certified MD anesthesiologist for all IV sedation cases, which will make the cost a bit higher. However, the patients are comfortable during the procedure and I can concentrate on the...
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Anesthesia Choice for Mini Lift
The Mini Lift procedures can be done with local anesthetic (lidocaine injections) alone or in combination with oral sedation, intravenous sedation, or even a general anesthetic.
The choice is one for you to discuss with your surgeon and should take your preferences into account.
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Anesthetic Choice for a Mini Facelift
This tends to be a very individualized decision regarding the type of anesthetic desired for a mini facelift procedure. Some patients simply feel more in control with straight local anesthesia. I try and steer patients away from this option as I think they will be much more comfortable with at least some form of light IV sedation. This is usually ample to keep patients sedated while allowing the plastic surgeon to do their job with minimal interruption. General anesthesia is also a...
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There are many anesthetic options for mini-facelifts
There are many anesthetic options for mini-facelifts. Local, intravenous sedation and general anesthesia all can be used for this procedure. In my experience, the procedure lasts too long for local anesthesia. Patients are not comfortable and the surgeon is not able to get maximal results due to patient discomfort. Most patients and surgeons prefer intravenous sedation or general anesthesia. Many surgeons will attempt this under local anesthesia as a method...
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Minilift under local anesthesia, Why?
The short answer is, YES, a facelift can be safely done under local anesthesia. The bigger question is, why would someone want to do that? Most the time, those offering facelifts under local don't have sedation privileges granted by hospitals and state boards. In other words, it's the family practice doctor who goes to a weekend course on facelifts and calls himself a "cosmetic surgeon", or the oral surgeon who doesn't have hospital privileges to...
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Look before you leap
Anesthesia with mini-lifts is truly a decision up to the patient and surgeon.
They CAN be done comfortably under local only, local with sedation or General anesthesia.
What concerns me is when procedure are being done under only one type of anesthesia because the facility where the procedure is being done only offers that type of anesthesia.
For example - any procedure done at an accredited facility should have anesthesia staff available to offer any of the above three options.
Some...
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Anesthesia options for minilifts
I think that the anesthetic options that are offered to patients are determined by the surgeon's "comfort zone" and to a lesser degree the patient's desires. I know many surgeons who are only comfortable operating on patients who are heavily sedated or under general. This affects the options they offer their patients.
A thorough consult should include all anesthetic options available with the risks and benefits of each as they pertain to the procedure. For the most part, a...
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Local anesthesia for facelifts
Local anesthesia is a very feasible option for the mini Facelift techniques. When combining multiple face procedures I find it is much easier for the patient to be put to sleep but for the shorter mini facelifts local anesthesia is perfectly acceptable.
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Mini lift can be performed comfortably with good local anesthesia
The key to good local anesthesia is the surgeon's comfort with the technique, and the patient's ability to relax while the work is being done, as long as he or she feels no pain. There is no question that this procedure can be done comfortably with local anesthesia, allowing the patient a quicker recovery and more rapid return to normal. If our patient is too anxious, that would be when we turned to deeper anesthesia, but first choice is local. Often, less is better...
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Anesthesia needs for a mini facelift
Part of your answer depends on how aggressive a minifacelift performed. Sometimes that means just lifting the skin, using a stitch or two to lift the underlying supportive structures of the face (SMAS/platysma), and then tailoring away the excess skin. That is possible under local only, or the addition of an oral sedative. A key here is that the results will be limited, shorter in duration, and quicker to heal. The ability to avoid IV anesthesia, or general, makes these procedures less...
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There are options for anesthesia for mini-facelifts
Mini-facelifts and S-lifts are limited facelifts that do not involve deep plane dissection and therefore are amenable to multiple anesthesia options including local anesthesia. You can certainly get general anesthesia, or IV sedation, but it's not necessary. When I do a case like this under local anesthesia only, I do have my patient take some oral sedation and narcotic before the procedure.
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Anesthesia options for facelift
This choice is a combination of surgeon and patient preference as well as tolerance. Depending on the extent of the procedure, lcoal may be an excellent choice for a brief limited procedure (under 2 hours). Longer or more extensive procedures are commonly performed under general to assist in overall management of patient anxiety and blood pressure in addition to pain relief.
Discuss these options with your surgeon.
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Mini facelift anesthesia
A facelift can be done under sedation, general and even times local alone. I think that most patients will be more comfortable with either sedation or general.
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Mini Facelift
MIni facelift can be done under local anesthesia. However, for a matter of patient comfort, most surgeon will use some sort of sedation. Whether its a oral sedative such as valium or intravenous sedation, having a little sedation is a good idea. Sedation removes the anxiety of a surgical procedure and makes it more comfortable to sit through 2 hours of surgery. Once the skin is anesthatized with a local anasthetic, the sedation can be lightened. Sedation keeps you comfortable and reduces...
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Anesthesia for facelift
The type of anesthesia used is dependent on the level of comfort of the patient. You have the choice from general anesthesia to local or local with sedation. It also depend on combining other procedures then general is more appropriate. It also depend on what level the facility is certified for.
I have an MD Anesthesiologist who will be in charge and discuss all options with you and you will decide the mode of anesthesia. Nurse anesthetist should work under the supervision of an MD. The...
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Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia for Mini-Lifts and S-Lifts
I will individualize anesthesia for lesser procedures. They can be done under local anesthesia, but in general I recommend some sedation for patient comfort. This is discussed with the patient during our consultation.
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Patient Safety & Satisfying Results with Local Anesthesia
Hi Angie,
In my practice I perform all of my mini-lifts, S-Lifts, MACS/Short Scar Scar Facelifts and comprehensive face and neck lifts using local anesthesia (tumescent solution). Deep plane/composite facelifts, multiple combined procedures or patients with underlying medical concerns are always done with general anesthesia or IV sedation.
Over the years I have performed hundreds of facelifts with local anesthesia and have learned a few pearls along the way that help make the experience...
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Sedation is your friend and is certainly preferrable to receiving too much Lidocaine
Remember, if you are a healthy patient.... and you should be if considering an elective cosmetic procedure.......anesthesia is actually your friend.
Why? Sedation alleviates anxiety and provides pain relief.
The form of anesthesia I provide for my patients (with a CRNA) in my AAAASF accredited facility is very similar to what one received for a colonoscopy. Before coming to the facility, the patient receives a sublingual Emend, which allows for nausea control, and 5 mg of Valium. Upon...
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