Is paralysis required as part of anesthesia for a tummy tuck?

February 3, 2017
Asked By:May9945 in Nashville, TN

I am 5'4 147 and having a "Mommy Makeover" My biggest fear is being that one person in a million who becomes aware during surgery but unable to move. I have heard that this is closely monitored but have also read that it is actually not always detectable if the patient is in distress. So I worry that there might not actually be any signs to alert the anesthesiologist and that the surgery could be unbearably traumatic. I have known someone who had this happen during a surgery years ago. Paranoid

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