Can a tummy tuck be done under Mac or local type anesthesia?

Hi pretttymoe11,Thanks for posting.  While most procedures can be done under various forms of anesthesia, some surgeries are best performed under general anesthesia.   This always raises concerns for patients, who may not have all the information needed to make the best decision.  For example, studies definitely show that risk from anesthesia is related to the depth (i.e., can you respond when asked your name), rather than the type/route of anesthesia (inhalation gas vs intravenous MAC).  If you can not made comfortable enough under MAC without jeopardizing your ability to breath, either your safety or your result may be compromised.  Our anesthesiologist always calls the patient before the surgery to discuss risk/benefit of type of anesthesia before the surgery.  Please see attached web reference.  Good luck!

I only perform my surgeries under general anesthesia- especially Abdominoplasty. It is the safest most reliable method of anesthesia available in my opinion. For more info re/this topic you can read my blog here:

Far more important than the technique
is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather
than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than
another.

See the below link on some
suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for a tummy tuck. Patients who are healthy but have EXCESS SKIN OR FAT that does not respond to diet and exercise. Patients who have undergone SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT LOSS and have hanging skin. Women with loose skin and stretch marks FOLLOWING PREGNANCY. Anyone with LOSS OF SKIN ELASTICITY. Patients who are unable to tighten the abdominal wall with exercise.If you have loose or sagging abdominal wall skin; often associated with relaxation of the anterior abdominal wall muscles (frequently secondary to multiple pregnancies).