Is It Uncomfortable to Have Upper Eyelid Surgery with Just Local Pain Medication?

Upper blepharoplasty may be performed with local anesthesia alone, sedation (oral or IV) with local anesthesia or with general anesthesia. All three are safe methods. Which of the three methods used is based on surgeon comfort and patient preference. I usually perform upper blepharoplasties under local anesthesia with some sedation. With a local anesthetic, the procedure is not painful, but the patient is aware of what is going on. Depending on how anxious the patient is, I offer them an oral medication to relax them during the procedure. With the regimen you described, you should be pretty comfortable for the duration of the procedure. Of course, a general anesthetic will be the most comfortable since you will be completely asleep but I really don’t think most people need a general anesthetic. Good luck!

Dr.Sunder

Hello,

Upper eyelid surgery can be performed under local or general anesthesia. It really depends on the desire of the patient.  The combination you describe is tolerable for surgery. I do not use the eye lens cover, but some surgeons do.  Thank you, and I hope this helps answer your question.

Dr. Nassif