Male Tummy Tuck: Q&A
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Would You Do a Tummy Tuck on a Patient That Will Only Accept an Epidural with Twilight?
I have lost a great amount of weight through diet and exercise. At my age to get rid of the unwanted skin and stretch marks I can see only a tummy tuck with do it. My question is this since it s elective how open is Plastics to having a patient that will only accept Epidural with a bit of twilight?
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Anesthesia for Male Tummy Tuck
Sedation and local may be appropriate. Epidural or spinal anesthesia may be appropriate but carries its own risks. I would recommend that you find the surgeon you like and then discuss this with the anesthesiologist and the surgeon. Kenneth Hughes, MD male tummy tuck Los Angeles, CA
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Tummy Tuck Epidural with Sedation?
This can be an appropriate technique for most patients. Many of us have done these with sedation (twilight sleep) alone. The choice of anesthetic technique is usually one between patient and anesthesiologist. For something a bit out of the ordinary as this may be, I would be sure you have a chance to speak with the anesthesiologist before the morning of surgery to avoid being stuck with someone who won't use your preferred technique.
Obviously your surgeon must be on board. If not,...
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You wouldn't tell a pilot how to fly a plane...
You wouldn't tell a pilot how to fly a plane, so why would you tell an anesthesiologist how to anesthetize you.
Although it may be perfectly safe and technically feasible to do a full abdominoplasty/tummy tuck with that anesthetic technique, I am not aware of any plastic surgeons who use that technique routinely. Even if you find someone to accommodate your special request, wouldn't you rather have a surgeon perform this big operation on you using the anesthetic technique the...
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A tummy tuck can be done with an epidural or local anesthesia, but I have always done it under general anesthesia. I personally would turn down the request and recommend you use another surgeon if you really want it done that way. There is nothing wrong with your request, it is just that I do not think it would allow me to do my best work. Sorry!
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Epidural for tummy tuck
This is really a decision made by the anesthesiologist and the surgeon.you need to have full muscle relaxation to tighten the muscles so a conference before is the best way.
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IV sedation and local/regional anesthesia should work fine
Hello,
Thank you for the question. IV sedation and local/regional anesthesia works well for abdominalplasty procedures especially if the plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist work well together to maximize each others anesthesia. Make sure that both your plastic surgeon and your anesthesiologist have done so previously and that they have worked together before.
All the best,
Dr Remus Repta
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Tummy tuck under epidural
If it is a panniculectomy you need (removal of excess skin), this could be performed under an epidural anesthetic.
For a full tummy tuck, the level of surgery will be higher in the abdomen than an epidural could numb effectively without simultaneously risk numbing the breathing muscles, and, well, that might not end well.
Make sure you are making anesthetic decisions out of an informed place rather than a place of fear.
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Tummy Tuck with sedation and no General Anesthesia
In order to do a tummy tuck sucessfully you will need to have adequate anesthesia of your entire abdomen, groin, and lower chest. An epidural usually give anesthesia from the umbilicus down. therefore, it can not give you any anesthesia to your upper abdomen and chest. I don't think that you will enjoy feeling the surgery! Besides, general anesthesia, when given by a board certifed anesthesiologist, and at an accredidated surgery center is very safe.
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