Labiaplasty: Q&A
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What Type of Anesthesia is Required for a Labiaplasty?
Also, do I need to stay in the hospital afterward?
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sallybjones
in Chicago, il
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Anesthesia for labiaplasty.
Thank you very much for the question -
The anesthesia for labiaplasty can vary. In our San Francisco office we can perform the procedure under local with oral sedation in our procedure room (probably the minimum most patients require) to full general anesthesia in an area hospital.
The choice depends on patient preference and the amount of surgery that needs to be performed.
This typically always an outpatient surgery (meaning you go home the same day).
I hope this helps.
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Labiaplasty is an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia for over 90% of patients
In a review of my patient experience, we have used local anesthesia with oral sedation in over 95% of cases. It is performed in a fully accredited surgical center. Local anesthesia is usually used, but sedation with local anesthesia is possible, and in rare instances, patients request general anesthesia (usually when performed with another procedure).
The complication rate is extremely low. If you have a relatively sedate job, you can probably return to work in 5 days. Generally, patients...
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I usually perform labioplasty procedures under local anesthesia.
This avoids the complications associated with general anesthesia such nausea and vomiting, etc. However if patients are anxious they can have oral or IV sedation. Some patients prefer to be completely asleep but that is extremely rare and obviously the total fee would be higher.
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Labiaplasty Anesthesia
I perform all of my labiaplasty procedures with IV sedation. In my opinion, this type of anesthesia will provide for the most comfortable experience. You are lightly sedated, but not 'put under' as with General Anesthesia. When the surgery is over, patients leave within the hour, if not 30 minutes.
See the video below to learn the difference between IV anesthesia and General Anesthesia . Hope this helps.
Dr. Ricardo Rodriguez
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Anesthesia and Labiaplasty
The type of anesthetic that is used for a labiaplasty really depends on the the surgeon's and the patient's preference. It can be safely performed in a number of ways, and in our practice we tend to recommend at least some sedation for the procedure to allow for maximum patient comfort as well as allow the surgeon to focus on contouring the area as much as possible to get the best results. But this will vary from surgeon to surgeon, and I think it's important for...
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Anaesthesia for labiaplasty
Great question! You can have a variety of anaesthesia types, ranging from local anaesthetic to full general anaesthesia.
Wide awake surgery - where you have local anaesthetic injections to the labia
Simple sedation anaesthesia - where you have a sedative medication (either administered by a tablet or by a drip) but are awake for the procedure and will likely remember the local anaesthetic injections
Deep sedation anaesthesia - where you have sedative medications during...
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Melbourne Plastic Surgeon
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Outpatient labiaplasty under local anesthesia is best, but not for all.
Virtually all of the labiaplasties I have done were performed as local anesthesia procedures only, but a few (very) anxious patients have requested intravenous sedation to ease their concerns. A well-trained board-certified plastic surgeon will be able to use local anesthesia with truly little discomfort to the patient, and being awake allows a much less costly procedure--typically one-third of the cost noted in the heading of this section. General anesthesia is certainly the least...
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Labiaplasty usually outpatient procedure, local anesthesia
Patients have individual preferences for anesthesia, but most choose local anesthesia since it has lower risks than general anesthesia, less down time, and quicker recovery. It also keeps prices affordable. It is almost always done as an outpatient unless there is a medical reason to be admitted to the hospital.
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Anesthesia for labiaplasty depends on patients' preference
In our practice, I perform labiaplasty in our JCAHO-accredited private surgical suite. I offer my patients the option to have local anesthesia (numbing medicine) or sedation (twilight). Over 95% chose local anesthesia. Most are usually nervous before the procedure. Every single patient is pleasantly surprised to see how easy the procedure is under local anesthesia. Obviously, for those who are extremely nervous or who don't want local anesthesia, we...
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Labiaplasty anesthesia
The choice of anesthesia is dependent on many factors including the scope of the work and the patient's preferences although iv sedation is most common.
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Labiaplasty can be performed under local anesthesia as an outpatient procedure
Labiaplasty is a surgical technique to reduce the amount of skin and mucosal tissue in the labia of a female patient. This is performed to rejuvenate the appearance of the labia and to improve the patient's comfort. Patients who have these conditions or are self-conscious about the appearance of their labia may be candidates for this procedure.
This procedure may be performed under local anesthesia or regional anesthesia as an outpatient procedure. The type of anesthesia use...
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Sedation and with local
Most people tolerate sedation with some local anesthesia for labiaplasty very well. The is about an hour recovery before many people fell good enough to go home.
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Labiaplasty Anesthesia
Twilight anesthesia with a little local anesthesia is perfect for labiaplasty and is done as an outpatient - you do not have to stay in the hospital!
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Labiaplasty anesthesia
As the other surgeons have stated, this is a surgery that is usually done under local anesthesia and sedation ( oral or IV). Rarely is general anesthesia needed, although there is the occasional patient who just cannot do this without being toatlly out. For these patients, I just use some deeper sedation, but is still lighter than general anesthesia.
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Labiaplasty
The anesthesia type will depend on you and your tolerence to the injection of local anesthetic into the labia. if you cannot tolerate it then Local anesthesia with Twilight sleep (SEDATION).
You can also go to sleep completely if that is more comfortable to you.
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Usually local with oral sedation
Hi there-
Most often we are able to perform Labiaplasty with a small dose of Valium and a combination of local anesthetics, in our in office minor procedure room.
It is always done as an outpatient procedure and patients are usually ready to go home within 20 minutes of completing the procedure.
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It depends upon the exact operation
Hello,
Not all labiaplasty patients have the same extent of surgery. These cases vary quite a bit. A short general anesthetic is more comfortable and safe when done in a certified facility.
Only really simple operations can be done without discomfort "down there" under local alone. When I first started doing labiaplasty nine years ago, I did them as oral sedation with local. Putting enough local to numb the area was painful for the patients. I will not do them like that again.
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