Best anasthetic for older patients to avoid contributihng to any Alzheimers or other dementia?

May 18, 2023
Asked By:sheilafinn in Santa Barbara, California

I have read that anesthesia can exacerbate the clumps and taus that make up Alzheimers. Anesthesia does not itself cause dimentia but it may contribute to a hastening of clumps and taus. I am 67 and dimentia has run in my family although not linearly. I would like to avoid it obviously, so I would like to be sedated in a way that has the least ability of damaging my brain but also keeps me from feeling and waking up during the procedure. The procedure is facelift, fat transer, lip lift.

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January 21, 2025

Answer: Facelift anesthesia

Tanveer Janjua, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
January 21, 2025

Answer: Facelift anesthesia

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November 9, 2024

Answer: How can i minimise the negative effects of anesthesia for my facelift procedure.

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Farhad Rafizadeh, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
November 9, 2024

Answer: How can i minimise the negative effects of anesthesia for my facelift procedure.

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Farhad Rafizadeh, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 1, 2024

Answer: Local anesthesia may be a good option

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Charles K. Lee, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 1, 2024

Answer: Local anesthesia may be a good option

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Charles K. Lee, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
September 30, 2024

Answer: Anesthetic choices

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Anil R. Shah, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
September 30, 2024

Answer: Anesthetic choices

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