How Much More Do You Usually Pay for a Twilight Sedation Instead of Local Anastasia During Smartlipo?

asked 4 months ago by ba282
Latest answer by M. Dean Vistnes, MD
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Tags: anesthesia, twilight sedation

Hi , im scheduled to get liposuction done on my knees calves and ankles in a week. my surgeon is a board certified plastic surgeon and the procedure is preformed in his office under an oral sedation +local anastasia. i have read a lot of reviews and a lot of people seem to feel uncomfortable i dont want to feel a lot of pain and i want the surgeon to be able to give me the best results. what is the best way to go? what is the price difference? can a twilight sedation be done in the office?

6 answers to How Much More Do You Usually Pay for a Twilight Sedation Instead of Local Anastasia During Smartlipo?

Anethesia

One of the best parts of smart lipo is tha it can be done with very litle in t he way of sedation. Yes you may feel some discomfort but, you will walk out of the procedure. If you want to be more heavily sedated, I think you should have and anethesiologist present for safety. This will cost more perhaps as much as $1,000

David A. Bray, Sr., MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

drbray.com

SmartLipo and anesthesia

SmartLipo can be done very comfortably for most areas under oral sedation or IV conscious sedation. The difference in cost should be minimal as long as you do not require the services of an anesthesiologist. The advantage of IV sedation is the onset of the drugs is much faster (minutes) compared to the time it takes for medication to be absorbed from the stomach.

M. Dean Vistnes, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

No need to fear discomfort during Smart Lipo

The amount of discomfort from Smart Lipo of the ankles is really not very much, and the benefits of avoiding sedation far outweigh the extra comfort it provides. You will feel some discomfort during the initial phases of injection of the local anesthesia, but if it is infiltrated slowly, the discomfort is minimal.

Lawrence A. Osman, MD
Woodland Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Smartlipo anesthesia and sedation

Smartlipo can be done with local, sedation, or under general anesthesia. The important factor here is the training and experience of the Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Make sure that your surgeon is a "real" Plastic surgeon. Our patients are offered all the options. The majority of our patients are done under local using the tumescent anesthesia and medication in a safe environment. Ninety percent of our patients return to work in 3 days. Sedation and General anesthesia are done... more

Stanley Okoro, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

www.georgiaplastic.com

Liposuction and anesthesia

I prefer to perform liposuction under sedation. Patients are more comfortable and then I can perform my best work without worrying that my patient is not relaxed and comfortable. Anesthesia costs vary.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

If you have to have sedation for SmartLipo, you aren't getting the best part.

SmartLipo is best used with tumescent liposuction. If you have to have sedation with tumescent liposuction, then you are getting traditional liposuction and your recovery is going to be longer, you will have more bruising and the results won't be as spectacular as you should get. I can tell you that of the thousands of cases I have performed of tumescent liposuction, pain was never an issue due to good technique and doing it the right way. This means that either your... more

Joel Schlessinger, MD
Omaha Dermatologist

www.LovelySkin.com

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