Thinking of having procedure with only numbing and Valium. Thoughts?
Answer: Facelift Revision under local anesthesia With local anesthesia and sedation almost any primary surgery can be accomplished. However, it mostly depends on the patient. If someone is calm and has minimal surgical complexity it makes sense. Revision cases where longer surgical times may be needed often times people are more comfortable and the surgery can be accomplished with less total time and anesthetic under MAC sedation or “Big MAC” which uses an LMA and avoids paralysis while also allowing the patient to stay shallow enough to protect their own airway. Not everyone is a candidate but it makes recovery faster and people feeling like themselves quicker. It also keeps everyone much more comfortable during the procedure.
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Answer: Facelift Revision under local anesthesia With local anesthesia and sedation almost any primary surgery can be accomplished. However, it mostly depends on the patient. If someone is calm and has minimal surgical complexity it makes sense. Revision cases where longer surgical times may be needed often times people are more comfortable and the surgery can be accomplished with less total time and anesthetic under MAC sedation or “Big MAC” which uses an LMA and avoids paralysis while also allowing the patient to stay shallow enough to protect their own airway. Not everyone is a candidate but it makes recovery faster and people feeling like themselves quicker. It also keeps everyone much more comfortable during the procedure.
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Answer: Surgery I do not recommend attempting a deep plane lift without general anesthesia because you will not have good pain control with just local anesthesia. I am not sure you will find a surgeon to do a deep plane with without a general anesthetic. I have done SMAS lifts with local and IV sedation and this works well for many patients.
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Answer: Surgery I do not recommend attempting a deep plane lift without general anesthesia because you will not have good pain control with just local anesthesia. I am not sure you will find a surgeon to do a deep plane with without a general anesthetic. I have done SMAS lifts with local and IV sedation and this works well for many patients.
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December 12, 2024
Answer: Without General Anesthesia This is a possible option. In my hands, it is much more comfortable for the patient to be asleep under general anesthesia.
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December 12, 2024
Answer: Without General Anesthesia This is a possible option. In my hands, it is much more comfortable for the patient to be asleep under general anesthesia.
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December 9, 2024
Answer: Facelift with sedation anesthesia Many providers use this technique for deep plane facelift surgery. Local and tumescent anesthesia is also used so there is no discomfort. We use intravenous sedation for the majority of our cosmetic surgeries.
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December 9, 2024
Answer: Facelift with sedation anesthesia Many providers use this technique for deep plane facelift surgery. Local and tumescent anesthesia is also used so there is no discomfort. We use intravenous sedation for the majority of our cosmetic surgeries.
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December 8, 2024
Answer: Can be done, but But, use general anesthesia. The local anesthesia stops nerves from working so some safety is lost. The surgeon will be less able to know if they are getting close to a nerve (as it will not be working and the muscles on the face won't twitch).
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December 8, 2024
Answer: Can be done, but But, use general anesthesia. The local anesthesia stops nerves from working so some safety is lost. The surgeon will be less able to know if they are getting close to a nerve (as it will not be working and the muscles on the face won't twitch).
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