Do I need to be under general anesthesia when doing Vaser Lipo?

You have a choice. It is safer to have the procedure under oral sedation and you will feel better after the procedure. Your result could even be better if you are awake as you would be able to stand and your provider would be able to get an overall better assessment of how you are shaping up. Hope this helps. JB

​To get a snatched waist you need to have aggressive fat removal of the torso/sides and have fat injections on the hips/buttock to give the illusion of an S Curve. This cannot be done with smart lipo, and this cannot be done awake to the full extent that contouring can be performed. I suggest you see a well trained expert in body shaping. Best, Dr. Emer.

the operation can be done both under local or general anesthesia, but I personally prefer the general anesthesia as its more comfortable for the patient, I used to do operations with local anesthesia only but the the patient's psychology can be affected in some cases and this is an important factor that we as doctors need to consider while deciding the anesthesia type.