Can a Jaw Implant Be Done Under a Local Anaesthetic ?

By "jaw Implant" do you mean a chin implant or a mandibular angle implant.

Chin implants are typically placed under local anesthesia with oral sedation, IV sedation, or with a general anesthetic. Mandibular angle implants most often use general anesthesia.

Both types of implants do not need to be replaced like breast implants as they are solid and form stable.

 

 

Jaw implants can be placed under local anesthesia but this would be a very uncomfortable approach. Chin implants can be done more easily under local. In my opinion, both are better done under iv sedation.
 

This is a more complex operation than a chin implant as mentioned previously, but using local anesthesia is very much dependent on the patient as well as the surgeon. I do not use screws when placing these implants and have done so under local anesthesia. But, pure local anesthesia is what you get when you have your teeth worked on and in surgical operating room, we can occasionally augment this with oral medications that can make the procedure more tolerable. As long as no bone work is involved, then local anesthesia can be used in the right patient.