What anesthesia is used for a rhinoplasty?

The type of anesthesia used for rhinoplasty surgery depends on the amount of work that will need to be done and the patients and the doctors preference. For example, if you only want or need your tip worked on, you can have this done under a local anesthesia (numbing the tissues), or you can choose to have... more

General anesthesia is typically used for rhinoplasty. There are some surgeons who might use twilight sleep but there are not too many. General anesthesia is the most comfortable of all and is very safe in healthy individuals. Regards

The 2 most common forms of anesthesia used in Rhinoplasty surgery are either Intravenous sedation with local infiltration of the nose AND General Anesthesia both of which require careful monitoring of the patients vital signs (Oxygen in the blood, pulse and blood pressure). In both forms, the patient will have... more

While nasal reshaping, rhinoplasty can be done either under monitored anesthesia c are (IV sedation and supplemented local anesthesia) or general anesthesia (endotracheal intubation +/- local anesthesia), the most optimal choice is the one which will be support your unique health history as well as enable the... more

There are two types that are usually used - general anesthesia and local with IV sedation.  Local anesthesia alone may be used for a minor procedure on the nose, but not for rhinoplasty.  With general anesthesia, the patient is put completely to sleep with a tube passed through the throat which... more

Hi, Most rhinoplasty surgery is performed under deep sedation or general anesthesia. The reason for this is two-fold: There is always some bleeding that can get into your airway during the surgery, so general anesthesia, where a breathing tube is used, protects your airway. No one really wants to be awake for... more

Local anesthesia, IV sedation, or general inhalation anesthesia may be used during rhinoplasty surgery. Don't be influenced by marketing terms. In most cases, IV sedation is a form of general anesthesia.  Working with The Medical Board of California, I was one of a group of physicians asked to help define... more

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... more

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.