Safety and general anesthesia
The risk of a young health adult having a problem with general anesthesia is in the 1 in 5 million range. It is important to research who and where your general anesthetic is to be performed.
Board certified MD anesthesiologist is present Certified outpatient surgery center or AAAASF accredited office surgery facility No plastic surgeon is looking for excitement in the OR.
It is a very controlled environment and every precaution is taken to be sure that you are a good candidate for the surgical procedure and the proposed anesthetic. Safety is job one. (Jeffrey Zwiren, MD, Atlanta Plastic Surgeon)
Afraid of Anesthesia
It’s not uncommon to hear some patients fear anesthesia. Only stories with complications get reported, which are far and few, and not the countless operations that go perfectly.
The bottom line it do your homework. Make sure you’re going to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and a licensed CRNA or M.D. Period. They should be able to help you put your fears aside. (Jeffrey Hartog, MD, Orlando Plastic Surgeon)
Too many people have an irrational fear of general anesthesia.
It’s more likely that you would be killed in a car accident on the way for your abdominoplasty and you would by an anesthetic catastrophe. (Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD, Atlanta Plastic Surgeon)
I’m Afraid Of Going Under General Anesthesia
Many plastic surgeons who work with experienced anesthesiologist offer procedures under local anesthetic and sedation. In our practice we do not use general anesthesia including tummy tucks. (Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS, Chicago Plastic Surgeon)
General Anesthesia Fears
In young healthy people with no family history of anesthesia complications, general anesthesia carries very little risk. And even among the known risks of anesthesia, the situation where the anesthetics would prevent you from waking up for a long time is even more rare.
I can’t quote you statistics, but I can say that I have not heard of it happening in 16 years in the multiple surgery centers that I operate in. The procedure certainly can be done with an epidural block, and sedation, but I would bet that the risk of complications with this method is just as high or higher than the risk from a general anesthetic. (Donald Griffin, MD, Nashville Plastic Surgeon)
Anesthesia during a tummy tuck – Los Angeles
Anesthesia methods vary and there are many safe options for anesthesia that can be used during your tummy tuck. I work with six anesthesiologists and a preoperative discussion with one is not a bad idea if you are scared about the anesthesia. (Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS, Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon)