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My plastic surgeon said he will only give me valium and no IV sedation. Is this normal?

donna schmidt
I have a large nodular basal cell carcinoma in my nose, I need to get a moh's procedure then go to a plastic surgeon for a flap repair and he won't give me IV sedation or general, just Lidocaine

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