Can I get a mini facelift with local anesthesia? Need to find surgeon that performs this often and uses local (Photo)

November 3, 2017
Asked By:AlexaChandler in NC

I was to have a mini facelift next week. Yesterday they canceled it, so you can imagine how bummed out I’ve been. After a lot of weight loss my neck looks like a sagging turkey wattle and I’m extremely insecure about it. They were doing the mini lift under general and because I’m on prescription meds (10/350 hydrocodone for lumbar pain, take as needed, and for 8 years been on 2mg Xanax at bedtime for insomnia), the anesthesia team declined general and this surgeon doesn’t do it under local.

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November 4, 2017

Answer: Facelift under local anesthesia

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Dilip D. Madnani, MD, FACSFacial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
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November 4, 2017

Answer: Facelift under local anesthesia

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Dilip D. Madnani, MD, FACSFacial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
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February 12, 2018

Answer: All face/neck lifts should be done only under local .

David Hansen, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
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February 12, 2018

Answer: All face/neck lifts should be done only under local .

David Hansen, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
November 12, 2017

Answer: Mini face lift expectations

November 12, 2017

Answer: Mini face lift expectations

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November 4, 2017

Answer: Can Facelifts Be Done Under Local Anesthesia Only? Yes!

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November 4, 2017

Answer: Can Facelifts Be Done Under Local Anesthesia Only? Yes!

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November 29, 2017

Answer: Can I get a mini facelift with local anesthesia? Need to find surgeon that performs this often and uses local.

November 29, 2017

Answer: Can I get a mini facelift with local anesthesia? Need to find surgeon that performs this often and uses local.

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