Found a few doctors that do breast augmentation while awake and just using a oral medication that calms you and numbing your breast with a medication that's like novacaine? I just started looking around and am considering this route. Just wonder if anyone else has done it that way if so how did it go?
Answer: Awake for Breast Augmentation? Thank you for your question. I would recommend visiting with 2 or 3 Board Certified Plastic Surgeons who are reputable and provide for a safe surgery for you. The amount of medication needed to numb you up can be unsafe for this procedure. You may think you are saving money by choosing the cheapest surgeon but it will cost you in the long run. General anesthesia is very safe and definitely worth the cost where your health is concerned. The long term results of your augmentation will also be much better if done right the first time. Best Wishes.
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Answer: Awake for Breast Augmentation? Thank you for your question. I would recommend visiting with 2 or 3 Board Certified Plastic Surgeons who are reputable and provide for a safe surgery for you. The amount of medication needed to numb you up can be unsafe for this procedure. You may think you are saving money by choosing the cheapest surgeon but it will cost you in the long run. General anesthesia is very safe and definitely worth the cost where your health is concerned. The long term results of your augmentation will also be much better if done right the first time. Best Wishes.
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April 1, 2018
Answer: Not the way to go. Hi only4you, I understand you are weighing all of your options when considering surgery, but I urge you to ask some more questions to these doctors as to why they use this option for their patients? My guess is because they don't have any other options. Some other important questions are where they have hospital privileges and what boards are they certified by? My best guess will be no where and none. Breast augmentation surgery is rarely performed "awake" when done by a board certified plastic surgeon and would not be considered by anyone I know who is experienced performing this procedure. I don't know if your motivation for considering the procedure be done this way is fear of anesthesia or a monetary consideration. (For most people it seems to be a way to save money.) You will hear it time an time again, but you should be choosing your surgeon based on their experience and credentials, not how inexpensive they are. There's a saying in our field, "Be careful choosing cheap plastic surgery. You will get cheap plastic surgery..." As far as health concerns, you will be under general anesthesia for less than an hour for a straight forward breast augmentation. The amount of medication required to numb you and keep you still while awake for this procedure is far riskier in my opinion. Your health and safety is the most important. I urge you to reconsider this route and look for a new surgeon. Best of luck to you.
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April 1, 2018
Answer: Not the way to go. Hi only4you, I understand you are weighing all of your options when considering surgery, but I urge you to ask some more questions to these doctors as to why they use this option for their patients? My guess is because they don't have any other options. Some other important questions are where they have hospital privileges and what boards are they certified by? My best guess will be no where and none. Breast augmentation surgery is rarely performed "awake" when done by a board certified plastic surgeon and would not be considered by anyone I know who is experienced performing this procedure. I don't know if your motivation for considering the procedure be done this way is fear of anesthesia or a monetary consideration. (For most people it seems to be a way to save money.) You will hear it time an time again, but you should be choosing your surgeon based on their experience and credentials, not how inexpensive they are. There's a saying in our field, "Be careful choosing cheap plastic surgery. You will get cheap plastic surgery..." As far as health concerns, you will be under general anesthesia for less than an hour for a straight forward breast augmentation. The amount of medication required to numb you and keep you still while awake for this procedure is far riskier in my opinion. Your health and safety is the most important. I urge you to reconsider this route and look for a new surgeon. Best of luck to you.
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