Could I Ever Wake Up During a Tummy Tuck? I Did During My C-Section.

The chances of waking up during surgery are extremely rare when the surgery is performed under general anesthesia. This is completely different from sedation where you are asleep, but how deep you are may vary. Many C-sections are done under sedation and it is possible to be aware of what is going on. On the other hand if your surgeon is going to do your abdominoplasty under general anesthesia (which is most often the preferred way to do it) you should be fine and have no chance of waking up during the procedure. Just make sure you are having the procedure done with a well qualified surgeon and in the appropriate type of operative setting where you are under general anesthesia and not just sedation.

If you have general anesthesia for your tummy tuck, it is exceedingly unlikely that you will "wake up" during surgery.  Giving birth and having anesthesia for a c-section is very different from an elective surgery where there is no concern for a baby, and different methods of anesthesia were likely used.   Be sure to talk with your anesthesiologist about your concerns before surgery.

Thank you the question.  Assuming you're working with a well experienced board-certified anesthesiologist and plastic surgeon the chances of you “waking up” during your surgery is close to zero.  This is a different situation than delivery, which may have been done using a regional anesthesia (epidural or spinal).

Best wishes as you plan your tummy tuck procedure.