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Scared of Going Under General Anesthesia for 5 1/2 for Mommy Makeover???

asked 1 year ago by luna llena in canada
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,596 times
Tags: age 25-34, anesthesia, risk

I am 25 years old 5'4 i weight 115 pounds and have no history of medical problems. but Im so scared of being under general anesthesia, what is percentage of people who under go anesthesia for this long and their outcome? thanks

26 answers to Scared of Going Under General Anesthesia for 5 1/2 for Mommy Makeover???

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General anesthesia safe for mommy makeover

Your concern is a common one; many people are more afraid of the anesthesia than the surgery! If your procedure is going to be done in an accredited surgical facility, then general anesthesia will be safe  and a good choice for the length of the operation. Accreditation means that everything is in place to deal with any emergency that could occur. By far the riskest thing about your surgery day will be the drive to the facility.
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

baxterplasticsurgery.com

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General Anesthesia

Thank you for your question. Some anxiety prior to surgery is to be expected. Assuming that you are working with a board certified plastic surgeon and board certified Anesthesiologist in a fully accredited surgery center, your risks are low - I am also assuming you have good medical health. It may give you peace of mind if you speak to other patients who have had similar procedures performed. Thank you!
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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Time under general anesthesia

Hello, If you are having a mommy makeover with tummy tuck and breast aug/breast lift a 5 hour general anesthesia time is reasonable. I have not experienced any problems with any of the mommy makeover procedures I have performed with comparable anesthesia times. Yes, it is unnerving to loose control but a good anesthesiologist and a good plastic surgeon will make the process very safe for you. All the best, Dr Repta
Remus Repta, MD

Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

www.aaaplasticsurgery.com

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General anesthesia for a mommy makeover

If you are young and healthy, you should be able to tolerate general anesthesia for 5 hours for surgery.  You should first obtain medical clearance from your primary care physician, which would require possibly an EKG and lab work. If you are concerned about the recovery, you can have the procedure performed in a hospital or stay overnight in an aftercare facility. In general, the longer the surgery, the more likely you are to develop blood clots in your legs. The chance is still... more
William Bruno, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia is safe for cosmetic procedures

As long as your in a qualified setting (eg hospital with board certified anesthesiologists) your risks of anything going wrong are low.
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia for mommy makeover

Mommy makeover usually refers to combination surgery for breast and tummy.  Depending on your need, mommy makeover may take 4 to 7 hours.  Risks for surgery depends on several factors: 1) Your overall health, ie. your medical condition and medications that you take, 2) smoking status, 3) operative time, 4) your weight, 5) your surgeon, 5) and anesthesia.  If you are healthy and non-smoker, the risk for surgery and anesthesia are very  small.  Keep your body... more
Sugene Kim, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Education is the Key

I have found that most fears stem from a lack of understanding. Our team of Board Certified Anesthesiologists is always happy to contact a patient regarding their anesthesia questions prior to surgery. At the end of the conversation, patients are more relaxed because they understand what to expect.  Please contact your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and discuss your concerns,. I think you be very relieved once you do! Best wishes!
Christine Sullivan, MD

Columbus Plastic Surgeon
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Under 6 hours

Typically about 6 hours of combination plastic surgery procedures are performed without any problem.   Longer than that can be controversial but it also is performed uneventfully for medically necessary procedures without any problem every day.  Problems can happen and its normal to be nervous but the vast majority of these happen every day without any single incident. 
Ricardo A. Meade, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia and mommy makeover

Anesthesia is very safe.  Yes, there can be complications but in general if you are healthy, there usually is no problem.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia with Mommy Makeover

I would recommend that you undergo a thorough preoperative workup and clearance by your primary care doctor.   If you are cleared and without risk factors, you should feel very safe having general anesthesia for 5 hours.    This is one of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures performed.   I would recommend an overnight stay at an accredited surgery center or hospital to ensure your overall safety.   I wish you a safe and happy result.
Paul S. Gill, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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For a 115 lb. person, a 5hr. and 30 minute mommy makeover seems like a long time.

If the abdomen and breasts are to be dealth with in a slight person (115lbs.), I would suggest that your surgeon is very deliberate in execution of the operations.  If liposuction is part of the repair, you wouldn't need much of it, seems to me.  Nevertheless, if it takes 5 and a half hours to get the best result, that lengh of surgery is safe.
Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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General Anesthesia Safety

Mommy makeovers usually involve combined breast and tummy cosmetic procedures completed in one setting.  If you are healthy and have no other health problems (to be reviewed by your board certified plastic surgeon well before your surgery), general anesthesia should be safe.   Talk to your anesthesiologist before your surgery to have any of your questions answered.  Your surgery should be performed in an accredited facility such as a hospital or an AAAASF accredited... more
C. Bob Basu, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.basuplasticsurgery.com

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Duration of surgery for Mommy Makeover

Most mommy makeovers involve at least 2 or more procedures, generally take 3 or more hours, and most patients undergo these operations uneventfully. You should discuss your concerns before your surgery with both your plastic surgeon and your anaesthesiologist.
Olivia Hutchinson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Concerned about complications and length of time (how long) mommy makeover operation will take

OF course no surgery is without risk but you are generally considered and excellent candidate from your limited description and should have a very low incidence of complications. Theoretically, if you remain excessively worried, you might be able to lower the risks by separating the surgical procedures.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Risk of anesthesia during mommy makeover

In a young healthy person, the risk of general anesthesia in a case under six hours is minimal. This is considered a fairly routine procedure. The biggest risk for young healthy people under general anesthesia is blood clots in the legs or deep vein thrombosis. In order to minimize your risk stop smoking, get off birth control pills, make sure that your surgeon is a board certified plastic surgeon and has an accredited facility or is doing this at a surgery center. Make sure that they... more
Andrew Kaczynski, MD

Sacramento Plastic Surgeon

www.drkmd.com

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Mommy makeover

Surgery has risks, especially when combining procedures; however, the risks are low, especially since you are young, not a smoker (I hope), without medical problems, and not on birth control pills (?).
Shahin Javaheri, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia is safe.

In a modern surgical facility anesthesia has become a very safe procedure even for extended periods of time. The current drugs used have very short durations of action and are easily controlled. Current monitoring ability far exceeds what was available even twenty years ago. If you are healthy you should not have anything to worry about but there are still inherent risks in any surgical procedure. These proocedure combinations have become fairly routine across the country and done by... more
Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.drvitenas.com

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Long surgery for Mommy Makeover

Mommy makeovers usually take between 4-6 hours. As long as you are healthy and have medical clearance you should be okay. Good luck.
Dana Khuthaila, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.drkhuthaila.com

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Los Angeles Mommy Makeover & General Anesthetic

Thanks for the question. Assuming you are healthy with no significant medical conditions, a procedure requiring and extended anesthesia time carries minimal to negligible risk. Our facility requires pre-procedural medical clearance along with a basic lab profile / ECG. As suggested by a number of my colleagues, to ensure the pinnacle of safety, I would also recommend finding a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who utilizes a Board Certified Anesthesiologist.  Best of luck... more
Glenn Vallecillos, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Mommy makeover

Long surgery in a healthy individual is very safe. General anesthesia is very safe and has become very safe in the last 15-20 years maily because of the NEW medications that are safe and the MONITORING equipment we have now. it is very sofisticated. I se only BOARD CERTIFIED ANESTHESIOLOGISTS  in my cosmetic center for added safety. The surgical facility has to be accredited by a recognized body. and you need to ask about these issues 1: is the surgeon qualified to do... more
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Scared of Going Under General Anesthesia for 5 1/2 hours

Read and re read the previous expert posters. Get a FULL medical clearance and than feel safer for the surgery. Risks on average are less than 1%. Happy holidays from MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia is safe if you're healthy and your anesthesia provider is qualified.

You are young and healthy, so anesthesia concerns are truly minimal, even with long procedures. Your surgeon should be a board-certified (American Board of Plastic Surgery) plastic surgeon, the facility accredited (especially if it is an office-based facility), and the anesthesia provider should be a board-certified anesthesiologist (American Board of Anesthesia) who actually stays in the operating room for the entire procedure, not just supervises a nurse anesthetist (CRNA) from another... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

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Safety of Anesthesia

Elective plastic surgery under general anesthesia is safe, but it's very common to be nervous about surgery and anesthesia.  In addition to my surgical assessment,  I always have my patients obtain a general medical clearance prior to surgery.  Experience matters.  Not everyone is a good candidate for elective plastic surgery.  You are more likely to be struck by lightening than have a major complication related to anesthesia.
George John Alexander, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
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Anesthesia for a mommy makeover

Your only choice for this surgery and its length is a general anesthesia.  Done by an anesthesiologist (a doctor) in a fully accredited facility, it should be safe.  But you can't have the surgery without it...
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.randcosmeticsurgery.com

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Fear of anesthesia for Mommy Makeover is common and understandable

The fear of anesthesia for any plastic surgery procedure is very common and understandable. Usually most patients have a greater fear of anesthesia than they do of whatever procedure they are having. When considering a Mommy Makeover, the traditional fear of anesthesia can be heightened for several reasons. Because you are a mommy and have children, no one wants to have a lethal experience and leave their children minus one caregiver. Also because the operation is longer, most mommy... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
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General anesthesia and Mommy Makeover

As you seem young and healthy, 5 1/2 hours of general anesthesia should be fine.  Patients having multiple procedures, such as Mommy Makeover, routinely have anesthesia for 4-6 hours.  Of course, you would need to have medical clearance by your physician before the procedure.  In addition, the surgery should be performed in an accredited facility or hospital.
Arnold S. Breitbart, MD

Long Island Plastic Surgeon

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