Will I feel anything with local anesthesia and sedation under muscle for breast implants?

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My surgeon favours this method and it seems to work well I'm just afraid I'll feel anything during surgery? He also uses glue opose to strips for dressings. Thoughts on this?

Richard Bloom, MBBS (Hons), FRACS · Answer

Hi there and thanks for posting,I am concerned about safety with this approach for your surgery. For someone who is young and fit, I cannot see why someone would suggest local anaesthesia and sedation. The sedation reduces your breathing which raises your carbon dioxide levels which  potentiates the risks from local anaesthesia.Please ensure you are being operated on by a fully qualified surgeon, in an accredited facility with a specialist anaesthetist in attendance.The final result is important but patient safety is paramount.Best wishesRichard

Hiroshi Nishikawa, MD, FRCS - Account Suspended · Answer

I believe that the technique of local anaesthetic and sedation for breast implant surgery is the best way to carry out this kind of operation,  primarily because the recovery from the sedation is so rapid and also any nausea following surgery is rare. If carried out properly you should not feel any discomfort or pain during procedure, whether the implant is placed under or over the muscle.  There will of course be some discomfort after the operation but with the local anaesthetic infiltration and additional nerve blocks (such as pectoral nerve and parvavertrebral blocks) it is possible to achieve better post operative pain relief.

Priti Shukla, Mch - Account Suspended · Answer

If your surgeon routinely does it that way, then you can go ahead. If its done well you will not feel anything . Glue is fine too.

Ashok Govila, FRCS, MCh, MS - Account Suspended · Answer

Hello,
Some doctors have mastered this art and I am sure it can be done painlessly .Even I use glue and not steristirps .
I think you are with some one good at his work.
I think you can go ahead without much worries.Wishing you all the best

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