Breast Aug, Worried I Won't Wake Up After General Anesthesia?

I am 38 and am interested in getting breat augmentation but am scared to go under GA-Im worried I wont wake up. I do have some health issues, chronic mild pancreatitis, and a possible auto immune (though not showing in lab work-I get muscle twitching and neuropathic stinging pains). Im 5'5, weigh 105 and am in great shape. Ive had to go under twilight 5 x with propofol and did fine. Im not sure what is used for GA. How safe is GA, and are their labs I could take to rule out possible complications

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Worried I Won't Wake Up After General Anesthesia?

Anesthesia related deaths are extremely rare. The field of anesthesiology leads all medical fields in progress in safety over the past decades, and a measure of that is that is the only field that has a steady and dramatic decrease in their insurance premiums. Various agents can be used for general anesthetics, including often, propofol. Breast augs are commonly done with "twilight anesthesia" (almost always in my patiients), so ask your surgeon about that if it eases your mind... more

General Anesthesia worries

“Twilight”, or IV sedation anesthesia can also be used for augmentation mammoplasty and you should discuss this with your surgeon and anesthesiologist. I obtain full medical clearance on any of my patients who have health issues and if your internist clears you, you should be fine to go ahead with surgery. Jonathan Ross Berman, M.D. , F.A.C.S.

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Worried About General Anesthesia

This is a common concern that I hear from patients but general anesthesia is very safe when performed in the appropriate setting by a Board Certified Doctor of Anesthesia. You will be monitored by the anesthesiologist the entire time you are in surgery, so you could not be in a better situation. Just be sure to disclose your medical history and take the appropriate pre-operative tests that your surgeon requires. Best of luck!

Breast augmentation under general anesthesia

I agree with the posted responses I see here about the safety of general anesthesia after proper preoperative evaluation and a board certified anesthesiologist. It is also true that most plastic surgeons perform breast augmentation under general anesthesia. I offer a different approach. It is quite possible to do a breast augmentation (and lifts and reductions) under local anesthesia with IV sedation. I have been using this approach for many years and it is smooth, safe, and comfortable. It... more

Chronic Mild Pancreatitis, Autoimmune Disorder, and Breast Augmentation

General anesthesia as administered by a board certified anesthesiologist is very safe. The pancreatitis would have to be investigated to determine how mild is mild as well as presumed etiology and current pancreatic function. In addition, the autoimmune aspect should be more thoroughly investigated and you should be cleared by a specialist in both of these aspects. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

General anesthesia with a board certified anesthesiologist is very, very safe

Patients are often more scared of the anesthesia than the surgery - that is why we always use board certified anesthesiologists whose only job is to take care of you - general anesthesia is safer than driving your car!

If you pass the tests you are welcome to get the surgery

Many patients suffer cronic problems but if they pass all of the preop evaluation they should't worry , the procedure only last about an hour and the anesthetic procedures are really safe now , as soon they close the gas you will wake up asking if they did the surgery already so please don' t worry about that instead pay attention to the size you are going to get and enjoy

Worried about general anesthesia

Hi, this is a common fear. We hear stories on the news about some disaster from anesthesia. However, you have to look at the data. Out patient surgery is EXTREMELY safe. Every three years, the data is published on surgery outcomes from anesthesia. The last report showed 1.14 million surgeries with about 23 deaths. Statistically, this is less than 0.002% Your lifetime risk of dying in a car accident on the highway is about 1 in 84. which is about 1.2% So to... more

Your first step is important

In this day and age, GA is safe when applied in an appropriate setting under properly qualified individuals. However, with any elective procedure, preoperative medical evaluation should be your first step and is crucial in order to minimize the chance of complications. Considering your fears, this should be your most important step. Good luck and best regards, EJB

Breast augmentation

My anesthesioogists almost always use propofol for their anesthetic of chioce and it works real well for breast augmentation. I am not sure if that is good for patients with pancreatic issues, but the anesthesiologist certainly would know.