Intravenous sedation and pain

Brent Moelleken, MD answers: Pain during cosmetic eye surgery despite sedation?

Is there a chance you feel pain with I.V. sedation in eye cosmetic surgery? I'm considering a Brow lift and lower Blepharoplasty, but I'm worried that I will feel some pain during the procedure.


Brent Moelleken, MD
6 months ago
By Brent Moelleken, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

If the IV sedation is light, it is quite possible the patient will experience a small amount of pain during the surgery, usually during the injections of local anesthetic, and during manipulation of the fat in the upper eyelid. 

If the anesthetic is deeper, such as that performed by an anesthesiologist, the patient will be extremely unlikely to experience pain of any kind.

Patients who are very concerned about pain or anxiety during their surgery should consider having sedation performed by an anesthesiologist.during their surgery.

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