6-7 hours under general anesthesia! Is this safe?

November 5, 2014
Asked By:asiangurl19 in Los Angeles, CA

I will be having my rhinoplasty next month and I've been told the surgery will take 6-7 hours, since my PS will still have to harvest my rib cartilage, etc. So I will be under general anesthesia for that long. Is this safe? I'm scared, what if I don't wake up? What if I get a heart attack in the middle of being under?

Answers (8)

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November 19, 2014

Answer: Very long Rhinoplasty

Thomas Buonassisi, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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November 19, 2014

Answer: Very long Rhinoplasty

Thomas Buonassisi, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
November 6, 2014

Answer: 6-7 hours under general anesthesia! Is this safe?

Stephen Weber MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
November 6, 2014

Answer: 6-7 hours under general anesthesia! Is this safe?

Stephen Weber MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
November 5, 2014

Answer: General anesthesia for 6-7 hours

Michael I. Echavez, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
November 5, 2014

Answer: General anesthesia for 6-7 hours

Michael I. Echavez, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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November 5, 2014

Answer: 6-7hr operation anesthetic

Shahram Shahidi, BSc, MBBS, FRACSSpecialist in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
November 5, 2014

Answer: 6-7hr operation anesthetic

Shahram Shahidi, BSc, MBBS, FRACSSpecialist in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
November 6, 2014

Answer: Long anesthetic time - #plasticsurgery

November 6, 2014

Answer: Long anesthetic time - #plasticsurgery

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