I was wanting to know the pros and cons for general vs. local anesthesia for TT/Lipo/BBL procedures? (Photo)

The number one priority in surgery should always be safety. When considering a Mommy Makeover the safest choice is general anesthesia. This allows the surgeon to focus on getting you maximum results while your anesthesiologist focuses on your comfort and all of your vital signs to ensure safety. Local anesthesia is fine for small procedures but larger areas may require more anesthetic medicine to keep you comfortable than is safe to administer.

I know that general anesthesia is the most common for all of these procedures, especially when they are completed for my patients. You would need to first seek out a local certified surgeon and check out the details of their completion of the procedures. Best of luck to you. 

Thank you for your question.I perform tummy tuck surgery in an out patient surgery center, and under general anesthesia only. I work with Board Certified Anesthesiologist who monitor my patients from start to end so as to provide the safest environment for my patients. Abdominoplasty is an extensive procedure and I would recommend general anesthesia so that you are as comfortable/safe/immobile as possible during the procedure.I hope this, and the attacked link, helps.