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How is Mini Tummy Tuck Different from Full Tummy Tuck Regarding Anesthesia?
When are mini tummy tucks possible without the need of general anesthesia? http://www.pelosimedicalcenter.com/tummytuck_faq.htm
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Mini Tummy Tuck and Tummy Tuck both performed with Twilight IV Anesthesia
Yes, it is possible to have a Mini Tummy Tuck with only IV Sedation. In fact, I perform all of my Mini-Tummy Tuck and Full Tummy Tuck procedures with Twilight IV Sedation. I have not used General Anesthesia for either procedure for over 5 years. Having performed several hundred tummy tucks with this type of anesthesia I would be very hard pressed to ever use General Anesthesia. I don't see any advantage in doing so.
Twilight IV anesthesia is much better tolerated than...
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Anesthesia for tummy tucks
I do not like mini tummy tucks. Anesthesia is bes under general for full tummy tucks or spinals.
I am not a big fan of mini tummy tucks because most patients require tightening of the muscles above and below the umbilicus and are usually also botherd by lose skin above the umbilicus. These are all best treated by a full tummy tuck.
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Anesthesia options for tummy tuck
Very limited, mini-tummy tucks can be performed under local anesthetic addressing only the lower abdomen.
However, it is difficult to perform any abdominal wall tightening and usually doesn't involve an incision around the belly button or any work in the upper abdomen.
For best results, general anesthesia allows the surgeon to be much more aggressive, enabling him/her to do more work and give you a better result.
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Mini Tummy Tuck vs. Full Tummy Tuck Anesthesia
Thank you for your question. This really depends on your surgeon. I do all my full tummy tuck in hospitals or surgery center under general anesthesia. All my mini tummy tucks are done under local anesthesia unless I am doing it in conjunction with another surgery that requires general anesthesia.
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Mini Tummy Tuck vs. Full Tummy Tuck Anesthesia
A full abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) usually involves muscle tightening and more skin removal, often requiring a full anesthetic like general anesthesia. This surgery may be more uncomfortable for the patient, making it necessary to have a deeper anesthetic. A mini tummy tuck may involve skin only, may or may not involve muscle tightening, and may have less skin removal than a full tummy tuck. It might be less uncomfortable to have a mini tummy tuck, and the patient may or may not have the...
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Tummy tucks can be done with regional anesthsia in most people.
Both mini and full tummy tucks can be done using regional anesthesia (epidural and sometimes spinal). This decision is made by the board certified anesthesiologist. Sometimes even when the epidural is done perfectly, the patient still has feeling and the patient will then need to go under general anesthesia to stay comfortable during the procedure.
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Mini tuck vs full tummy tuck regarding anesthesia.
Thank you for your question. A full tummy tuck deals with your abdomen from the pubis region to the rib cage and involves significant movement of skin and tightening of the abdominal muscles. This extensive surgery requires ether general or spinal anesthesia. A mini tummy tuck on the other hand is concerned with just the abdomen from the belly button down to the pubic region with minimal skin movement and muscle tightening. As it is a smaller operation...
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Mini Tummy Tuck v. Full Tummy Tuck
A mini tummy tuck focuses on the lower abdomen. Half of the skin from your pubic bone to belly button is removed and the muscles of the lower abdomen can be brought together. This gives little help in the upper abdomen or waistline. The right person for a mini has good skin quality above the belly button, is fairly trim and has a pot belly in the lower abdomen. The same anesthesia is used for both procedures. Either a general anesthetic or an epidural is used.
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Anesthesia options for abdominoplasty and mini abdominoplasty
For most individuals a general anesthetic is used for a full abdominoplasty, mainly because to get adequate muscle tightening the patient needs to be paralyzed and that can only be done under a general anesthetic. I have performed mini abdominoplasties under sedation with local anesthesia on selected patients with excellent results. It really depends on the individual and the extent of the procedure and what your physician feels comfortable with.
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Anesthesia in mini tummy tuck vs full tummy tuck
The most obvious difference between a mini tummy tuck and a full tummy tuck is that the duration is less therefore less anesthesia is required. This could also impact certain risks as well as the amount of recovery time. However, the right procedure should be done based on the anatomical deformity as compared to the duration of the surgery (within reason) except for rare exceptions.
Both procedures are most commonly performed under general anesthesia though both can be performed with...
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How is Mini Tummy Tuck Different from Full Tummy Tuck Regarding Anesthesia?
To answer only the posted question, is yes minis can be done under local. But always best to bec seen in person by a boarded PSs in your area to discuss these issues.
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Difference of anesthesia for full vs mini ttuck
I have performed mini abdominoplasties under local anesthesia with sedation very comfortably for the patient whereas full abdominoplasties require general anesthesia all the time. The anesthesiologist must be comfortable wtih the sedation approach however.
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Anesthesia and Tummy Tucks
Most of the time, tummy tucks are performed under general anesthesia, but for the right patient, it can be done with a spinal and tumescent anesthesia. I agree with the other surgeons postings about mini tummy tucks. The result is often limited because it only addresses part of the problem.
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Tummy tuck
The vast majority of Board Certified Plastic Surgeons use a general anesthetic for both full and mini abdominoplasty, as do I. Even with a mini abdominoplasty in my practice I find that to do the appropriate liposuction and muscle tightening it is much easier and more comfortable for the patient to use a general anesthetic. If you do choose to have one of these procedures with sedation and local just make sure you are seeing a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon as I know of several...
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Mini versus full tummy tuck
We use the same anesthesia for both procedures. Neither requires a general anesthetic. A deep sedative type anesthesia plus or minus a spinal or epidural work very well. Unless you just have skin laxity below your belly button, a full tummy tuck is almost always the better option. I rarely perform "mini" anythings because, as the name implies, the results are also usually "mini".
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Anesthesia And Tummy Tuck Surgery?
Thank you for the question.
Both types of tummy tuck surgery are generally done under general anesthesia.
In my opinion, the mini tummy talk is an operation that produces very limited results and is very rarely indicated. It involves a shorter incision but does not address the majority of the abdominal wall issues present for most patients who present consultation. For example, the area of skin excised is quite small. The abdominal wall musculature is addressed...
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Same anesthesia for both mini and full tummy tucks
Generally, the same anesthesia is used for full and mini tummy tucks, but properly selected, the minis are extremely rare because they don't do anything for you above the belly button. I'd guess that the majority of mini's are done by non-plastic surgeons who can't do full TT's and just want to tell you what you want to hear ("all you need is a mini").
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