Breast Augmentation - which level of iv sedation + local anesthesia is needed to be awake through the procedure?

Intravenous sedation can certainly be used for breast augmentation.  The depth of sedation is something that can be fine tuned depending on your desires and what the surgeon needs to accomplish the surgery.  It also drove dis on your ability to have the surgery done under varying degrees of sedation.  Talk to your surgeon specifically about the level of sedation which will be used.

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Is it because you want to see what size you're getting? Or are you afraid of general anesthesia? This is not definitely going to happen, regardless of the surgeon you pick.  Based on your current issues with your breasts and what will need to be done intra-operatively; what will you do if the doctor needs to do something that hurts and he can't numb it with local anesthetic? Did you know that's a possibility?  I think that you're better off finding a ABPS certified/ASAPS member surgeon that specializes in revision surgery. Best of luck!

Thank you for your question. If you wish to be "awake through the procedure", intravenous sedation will need to be titrated precisely (there is no specific "level" of anesthesia required).   This type of anesthesia is not something I would recommend or offer to you. I  recommend that you have the  procedure performed under general anesthesia supervised by a Board Certified Anesthesiologist.  I believe that this type of anesthesia provides for a comfortable/safe/immobile environment to perform the  procedure.  ***Be careful that you do not short change yourself when it comes to selection of plastic surgeon, safety considerations, and ultimately outcome of the procedure with your priorities to be available for  "intakes" soon. 

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