Can Eyelid Surgery Be Done Without Anesthesia?

Eyelid surgery without any form of anesthesia would be cruel and unusual punishment. But I'm sure you are asking if eyelid surgery can be done without general anesthesia. And the answer is a definite yes. In fact, nearly everything that plastic surgeons do can be done without general anesthesia.
Your choices for eyelid surgery are three: Local, Local with sedation, and general anesthesia. With local anesthesia you will feel the injections of the anesthetic and may have moments of pain during surgery which will prompt your surgeon to inject more local to give you relief. With sedation and local the same is true only you will not remember the experience at all. Sedation makes surgery a lot more comfortable without placing a tube in your throat and helping you breathe.
When having surgery under general anesthesia you will have absolutely no pain during surgery and have no memory of the entire process. It is the most comfortable option, though probably takes the longest to wake up from after surgery. The risks and benefits of these choices are debatable and should be discussed with your anesthesiologist. If you have a strong preference for any of the above choices, your surgeon should be able to accommodate your wishes.
I hope this info helps!

It can be done without general anesthesia.  local is common as well as local with oral or IV sedation.  

Some type of anesthesia is necessary for eyleid surgery. Most cosmetic surgeons place local anesthesia (freezing) to the eyelid tissues prior to the surgery. This helps with two parts of the surgery:

It helps for the patient's comfort
It decreases bleeding since most use a drug called epinephrine in the local anesthetic

The majority of physicians also give some type of relaxing medication at the same time. This may be given in pill form or utlizing the services of an anesthesiologist or a nurse anesthesist. My preference is local anesthesia and the anesthesiologist in an accredited operating room.
The reason for this is that I want my patient comfortable throughout the procedure. Also in rare circumstances, a patient's heart rate may respond to the epinephrine, causing increased blood pressure and a racing heart rate. Should this occur, the anesthesiologist can easily control this while I complete the eyelid lift.

Great question! Yes, blepharoplasty can be performed without full anesthesia. That being said, technically the numbing medicine we inject is also anesthesia and I wouldn't recommend having this done without any numbing! But this can commonly be done under "local anesthesia" in the office without going to sleep. This is done by performing very exact measurements and marking things with you awake before injecting any numbing medicine which can distort things. After marking, the numbing medicine is injected and sufficient time is given to allow for it to take effect so you don't experience pain during the procedure. Sometimes some anxiolytic medicine can also be administered before or during the procedure to help with the some mild anxiety associated with the procedure.
Hope this helps!Kyle Kimura, MDFacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Most eyelid surgeries in my practice are done under straight local anesthesia actually. Upper eyelid for sure can be easily done under local, lower eyelid is usually slightly more painful if just under straight local but it can be done and is done very often with simple injections only. But with zero anesthesia (not even local numbing injection), I think it would be a torture.

Thank you for your question.  Eyelid surgery is typically performed under local anaesthetic.  The patients being awake throughout the procedure, therefore not experiencing the health risks associated with general anaesthetic, also recovery time being significantly reduced.  There will be a slight sensation of pulling or touch during the procedure, having not experiencing pain.Please make sure you find a reputable and qualified plastic surgeon who can assess you properly to give you a realistic idea of what outcome you can achieve.

 All The Best

Eyelid surgery is a very delicate procedure. It would be extremely difficult to perform surgery and you would be in a great deal of pain if no anesthesia were administered. However, it is not necessary for the surgery to be done general anesthesia. Local anaesthesia and intravenous sedation is possible.

Eyelid surgery can be performed with local anesthesia in the office setting. The only issue will being able to hear and feel other sensations like pressure during the procedure. It is best to see a board certified surgeon for a consultation.

Eyelid surgery is best performed with only local injection of anesthetic in most cases. After the initial pain from the shots, the patient usually feels fine during the surgery and often has full conversations with me. There are several benefits including: less risk of side effects from the medication used for sedation, patients feel much better after the surgery and patients can sit up for evaluation during the case. If a patient is anxious, the Valium can be given an hour before the case begins. There are few cases where IV sedation has to be administered. 

No anesthesia at all? That is hard to imagine. But if you are asking if it is possible for it to be performed without general anesthesia the answer is yes. It is very common to perform blepharoplasty surgery utilizing local anesthesia only. Similar to a dental procedure, a local anesthetic is injected with a very small needle. This can be used for either upper eyelid or lower eyelid surgery. Usually, the local anesthetic also contains adrenaline. We utilize this to minimize bleeding and also to prolong the effect of the local anesthetic. Most patients tolerate the procedure under local anesthesia well.

Thank you for the question. There are lots of options for anesthesia during eyelid surgery. Upper eyelid surgery can be performed with local anesthesia only in most patients. Lower eyelid surgery is generally somewhat more involved and typically requires sedation. IV sedation is an intermediate level of anesthesia in which there is not a breathing tube placed. The patient does not feel pain and is not immediately aware of their surroundings, but is easily woken up. This is the preferred method for much of my cosmetic surgery practice. Best of luck moving forward!