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What Anesthesia is Used for a Rhinoplasty?
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Rhinoplasty can be performed using either IV sedation or...
Rhinoplasty can be performed using either IV sedation or general anesthesia.
I prefer using IV sedation anesthesia because it is safer than a general anesthetic, does not require putting a breathing tube in the throat, and has a quicker recovery.
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Anesthesia for Rhinoplasty: It Depends!
Your options for anesthesia are:
1) Local:
You are fully awake and a local anesthetic is injected to numb the nose.
2) Local with sedation
You have been given a sedative in addition to the local anesthesia. Here you may wake up and fall back asleep at times during surgery, but you will not remember.
3) General
You are fully sedated such that your breathing has to be done for you via an endotracheal tube.
You can choose any of these options based...
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Anesthesia for Rhinoplasty
For your comfort and safety, plastic surgeons will use either general anesthesia or "twilight" anesthesia (intravenous sedation):
General Anesthesia: a breathing tube is inserted into the throat after the patient is asleep.
Some prefer this technique because the tube protects the airway from blood and mucus
The anesthetist has control of the airway and ventilation (breathing)
Intravenous Sedation: medications are given through an IV,...
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Rhinoplasty anesthesia methods
Rhinoplasty surgery can be done either under sedation anesthesia or general anesthesia.
Discuss with your plastic surgeon his method of Choice and his reasoning for that.
Rhinoplasty is an art and precision surgery. To get the best results, the patient should be comfortable. In reality most patient have their procedure performed under General or Sedation Anesthesia.
Hope this was helpful.
Dr. Sajjadian
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Rhinoplasty Anesthesia
Anesthesia for rhinoplasty or nasal surgery can be done a number of ways. A common method is with general anesthesia, where the patient is completely asleep. General anesthesia requires a breathing tube (endotracheal tube) placed in the windpipe so that the patient can ventilated while asleep.
Another common method is intravenous sedation with local anesthesia, where patient is almost asleep or very drowsy, but breathing on their own, and there is no need for a breathing tube. Minor nasal...
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To sleep or not to sleep with your Rhinoplasty
While many surgeons in the 70s and 80s would perform rhinoplasty with oral sedation and local anesthesia, more surgeons today are offering general anesthesia for their patients. The reason for this that we have become more sophisticated in our techniques which may require a bit more work to be done on the nose. It then becomes important for the patient to be completely pain free, not moving, and the surgeon can focus on the intricate work at hand.
Having said this, there are indications for...
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Anesthesia for Rhinoplasty
Depending on the amount of work needed you will range from local only, to local with sedation to general anesthesia. If it is your first time around and you need a regular rhinoplasty then I recommend a general anesthetic where you go to sleep and wake up with everything completed. That's what i would want for myself.
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DoctorMeade
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Rhinoplasty can be performed with local anesthesia, IV...
Rhinoplasty can be performed with local anesthesia, IV sedation or general anesthesia.
Some points worth considering: the definition of 'general anesthetic' is not necessarily that a 'tube' is put down your throat. Very deep anesthesia can be performed without doing so, and could be considered 'general anesthesia'. Having said this, some 'iv sedation' is so deep it may be considered close to 'general anesthesia'. Thus, we are speaking about some gray zones here.
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What Anesthesia is Used for a Rhinoplasty
Although local anesthesia and IV sedation is used by many surgeons I prefer to use general anesthesia for my patients. I feel that this control of the patient is necessary to achieve my best results.
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Anesthesia - Rhinoplasty
General anesthesia is generally my preference as it very safe even though there are a lot of misconceptions. A breathing tube is inserted which has a cuff that protects your airway during surgery. Twilight anesthesia can be used as another good option for those that do not want general...this is done intravenously.
As always, make sure your surgeon sends you for a full work-up before undergoing any procedure with anesthesia. Also, your potential anesthesiologist...
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