What Type of Anesthesia for Thigh Reduction?

You will need a general anesthesia for thigh lift, thigh reduction or thigh liposuction.  All of these procedures are rather complex and painful.  General anesthesia will make the procedure less painful for you and thus for the surgeon.

Thank you for your question regarding what type of anesthesia is for a thigh reduction. To undergo a thigh reduction, you will need general anesthesia. During a thigh lift, thigh liposuction is used, and then an incision is made from the groin to the knee. To anesthetize this area with local anesthesia would be virtually impossible because you would reach the maximum dose of local anesthetic quite quickly. You probably would not even be able to numb a third of one leg with local anesthesia. Therefore with general anesthesia is used and is much safer. With general anesthesia, you have no pain during the procedure, and comparing general anesthesia with local anesthesia, general anesthesia is much safer. Therefore go with general anesthesia for a thigh lift. I hope I answered your question regarding which type of anesthesia to undergo during your thigh lift.

A thigh lift is generally performed under general anesthesia. However, if the correction is minor another type of anesthesia may be used instead.

                  In
the vast majority of patients, thigh reduction surgery is performed under
general anesthesia.  This approach
offers several advantages compared to other methods of anesthesia.  The procedure is more comfortable for
the patient and avoids break through pain which can occasionally occur with
local anesthesia.  When general
anesthesia is utilized, procedures can be more extensive and this can
potentially improve the surgical result.

                  Rarely,
local anesthesia with I.V. sedation is indicated for patients undergoing thigh
lift surgery.  The need for local
anesthesia with I.V. sedation may be related to a variety of factors including
co-existing health issues. 

                  It’s
important to realize that all surgical procedures and anesthetic techniques
have risks.  This is true whether
local anesthesia or general anesthesia are utilized.  Most surgeons who perform thigh lift surgery
agree that the anesthetic techniques utilized is less important than the use of
a certified operating room and the presence of an anesthesiologist.  In other words you don’t want your
surgeon to be your anesthesiologist.  

General anesthesia is a requirement when I perform thigh lift surgery.  Any lesser anesthesia does not provide adequate analgesia for patients undergoing the procedure.

I am not quite sure what you mean by thigh reduction: liposuction or dermolipectomy procedure?
Anesthesia can be delivered in many forms: local, local with oral sedation, local with IV sedation (IV consed), regional anesthesia (blocks), Monitored anesthesia care (MAC), General anesthesia. It can be delivered by the surgeon, nurse, PA, CRNA, or anesthesiologist.
If you are undergoing liposuction, local anesthesia is a possiblity.
However, if you are undergoing a dermolipectomy (thigh lift) of any significant degree, you will likely require a regional (block) or general anesthetic in most cases.

You need to be more specific as to what you want.
Thigh reduction can mean many things, from thighlifts outer thighs , inner thighe with and without liposuction.
More extensive procedures can be done under general anesthesia or twilight sedation with local anesthesia.
eimple skin excision can be done under local anesthesia.

For any extensive surgery on the thighs, general anesthesia would certainly be the most common.
I find that even liposuction or a small amount of skin removal on the medial thighs requires general anesthesia because the area is so sensitive that to keep the patient comfortable, it is best for the patient to go to sleep for the procedure.

I do this procdure under general anesthesia. There are other ways to do the procedure like IV sedation, spinal anesthesia and local. Your doctor and you need to discuss the best way for you. Surgical plan and anesthesia depend on many factors including your doctors experience,your health,amount tissue to be removed and the procedure.

General anesthesia is the safest way to go. The main benefit is the protection of the airway and the comfort for both the patient and the surgeon.If there is a contraindication for general anaesthesia, local anaesthesia with sedation could be used.