How long does it take to wake up from general anesthesia after a BA?

Most people wake up in a matter of minutes, and spend less than an hour in the recovery room, but some take longer.

Breast Augmentation can be performed either under general anesthesia or under local with sedation. Each has its own advantages. When I began private practice 20 plus years ago, I exclusively used general anesthesia. As I have matured, I realized the preference  for local with IV sedation, in appropriately selected patients.. Both provide complete amnesia (lack of memory, and sensation during surgery). Both are safe when administered by trained professionals.  But local with sedation seems to have less post op nausea (because the patient is not given inhalation gases that cause nausea), no sore throats (because the patient isn't paralyzed on the ventilator),  less costs, and quicker recovery. The patients generally are ready to leave the facility in ~20 mins from the time they enter the recovery room.

Most surgeons will use general anesthesia.  As you can see from the responses, it's not the only way.  I've found that doing the surgery with sedation and local anesthesia leaves you feeling better after surgery with less pain and a faster recovery.  Look in to it, but ultimately you need to find a good surgeon!  Good luck.

Anesthesia for BA can be done many ways. We use IV sedation and regional anesthesia because it is very safe, effective and less expensive. My anesthetist and I have been working together for 20 years and she is very experienced and good at this technique. General anesthesia is fine but produces more of a "hangover" because more drugs are used and is more expensive. If you have inexperienced anesthesia with IV regional, go with the general for safety reasons. good luck. 

Thank you for your question.I perform my surgeries in an out patient surgery center, and under general anesthesia only. I use Board Certified Anesthesiologists who monitor my patients from start to end so as to provide the safest environment for my patients. One of their responsibilities is careful titration of the agents used;  the goal is that patients start "waking up"  within a few minutes after the surgery is complete and are monitored in the recovery room for about an hour prior to being discharged. I hope this helps.