Who can have arm lift surgery under local anaesthetic?

Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)

Dr. Amir Nakhdjevani explains that slim patients with excess skin can have the surgery under local anaesthetic, but for most patients, general anaesthesia is safer.

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Who can have arm lift surgery under local anaesthetic?

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