Can an endoscopic facelift be performed under local anesthesia?

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John Michael Thomassen, MD · Answer

Endoscopes are used in midface lifts to lift the cheek soft tissues of the face via a temporal incision.  This usually involved dissection against the cheek bone to release these tissues and a suture fixation of these tissues up to the temporal muscle fascia.  This usually requires much more than local anesthesia.  In addition, swelling of the area from injection of local may impair your surgeon's ability to judge the symmetry of the results.  Probably best to do with at least sedation or general anesthesia.  Best wishes, Dr. T.

Ben Lee, MD · Answer

Endoscopic procedures can be performed under local anesthesia with the appropriate nerve blocks and local infiltration of the tissues. Whether you can tolerate it is another matter, as is the comfort of the surgeon with such procedures under these circumstances. You won't feel pain, but you may experience pulling that may be uncomfortable, and you may hear sounds and feel vibrations you are not entirely comfortable with. It all boils down to whether you are comfortable with this and whether your surgeon is comfortable with surgery under these circumstances.

Thomas Romo, III, MD · Answer

There is not one singular definition for endoscopic facelift. Depends on what the surgeon does. Remember that the type of anesthesia used is designed for the patient to be comfortable while the surgeon accomplishes the desired goals. This is determined for each patient with you surgeon.

Kouros Azar, MD · Answer

Yes, an endoscopic facelift can be performed under local anesthesia. It's going to depend on your surgeon and your tolerance for discomfort. Kindly,Kouros Azar

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

While it probably can be performed using a good local block in key spots, you are probably better off with some sedation to relax you and to allow the surgeon to perform the procedure without having to also worry that the procedure is hurting you in anyway. This could distract from the result.

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