The term "non-surgical" is used to describe any technique that does not involve cutting (i.e., incisions). It does not refer to what degree of anesthesia is used. So a procedure such as nostril reduction that is performed under local anesthesia (injections of numbing medicine) is still "surgical... more
Is nostril reduction under local anesthesia non-surgical?
In my previous question, I ask whether "passing out" is needed in non-surgical nostril reduction procedure. What I meant was "non-surgical" in the sense that you are only placed under local anesthesia and then you do not pass out. Meaning, it is non-surgical as a typical surgery requires. Did you mean that regardless of the type of anesthesia used, it is still surgical as there is cutting involved despite that you are conscious and can feel no pain during the procedure? Thanks for clarifying.
4 answers to “Is nostril reduction under local...”
A: surgery is surgery, anesthesia is anesthesia.
There is no passing out, this is a bad thing. You may have general anesthseia where you are carefully monitored as your consciousness is decreased and you are "put to sleep" so to speak. Local anesthesia involves shots into the area to be operated. Frequently the surgeon can give an Rx for... more
A: Nostril reduction is always a surgical procedure
Nostril reduction always requires surgery, meaning cutting out some of the tissue. You can't really make it smaller if you don't take some out. Citting means surgery. Surgery can be performed under different levels of anesthesia: local only, local with some sedation, or general. If you have it under... more
A: Nostril reduction
Nostril reduction or alar base excisions can be performed under local anesthesia. The injection will probably be uncomfortable, but after the initial injection it is rather painless.
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