What Type of Anesthesia for Thigh Reduction?

You will need a general anesthesia for thigh lift, thigh reduction or thigh liposuction.  All of these procedures are rather complex and painful.  General anesthesia will make the procedure less painful for you and thus for the surgeon.

Thank you for your question regarding what type of anesthesia is for a thigh reduction. To undergo a thigh reduction, you will need general anesthesia. During a thigh lift, thigh liposuction is used, and then an incision is made from the groin to the knee. To anesthetize this area with local anesthesia would be virtually impossible because you would reach the maximum dose of local anesthetic quite quickly. You probably would not even be able to numb a third of one leg with local anesthesia. Therefore with general anesthesia is used and is much safer. With general anesthesia, you have no pain during the procedure, and comparing general anesthesia with local anesthesia, general anesthesia is much safer. Therefore go with general anesthesia for a thigh lift. I hope I answered your question regarding which type of anesthesia to undergo during your thigh lift.

A thigh lift is generally performed under general anesthesia. However, if the correction is minor another type of anesthesia may be used instead.

                  In
the vast majority of patients, thigh reduction surgery is performed under
general anesthesia.  This approach
offers several advantages compared to other methods of anesthesia.  The procedure is more comfortable for
the patient and avoids break through pain which can occasionally occur with
local anesthesia.  When general
anesthesia is utilized, procedures can be more extensive and this can
potentially improve the surgical result.

                  Rarely,
local anesthesia with I.V. sedation is indicated for patients undergoing thigh
lift surgery.  The need for local
anesthesia with I.V. sedation may be related to a variety of factors including
co-existing health issues. 

                  It’s
important to realize that all surgical procedures and anesthetic techniques
have risks.  This is true whether
local anesthesia or general anesthesia are utilized.  Most surgeons who perform thigh lift surgery
agree that the anesthetic techniques utilized is less important than the use of
a certified operating room and the presence of an anesthesiologist.  In other words you don’t want your
surgeon to be your anesthesiologist.  

General anesthesia is a requirement when I perform thigh lift surgery.  Any lesser anesthesia does not provide adequate analgesia for patients undergoing the procedure.