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Anaesthesia is what people fear most and what gets explained least. The short answer: for rhinoplasty and facelift surgery I always use general anaesthesia<\/strong>; for the rest of my operations, sedation with local anaesthetic or general anaesthesia, depending on the case. I always operate in a hospital and with the same anaesthetist I have worked with for years, who interviews you before surgery and does not leave your side until you wake up.<\/p>\n

On this page you will find which anaesthesia each operation involves, what it feels like, what is normal afterwards and how the day of surgery unfolds, from the moment you arrive at the hospital until you go home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Rhinoplasty and facelift<\/th>\nGeneral anaesthesia, always.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other operations<\/th>\nSedation with local anaesthetic, or general anaesthesia, depending on the case.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where and with whom<\/th>\nAlways in a hospital and with the same anaesthetist.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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My anaesthetist has been the same for years, and interviews you before surgery at the pre-operative assessment: reviewing your medical history, your blood tests and any medication you take, and deciding with you which type of anaesthesia is right for you. On the day of the operation, your anaesthetist is at your side from the moment you fall asleep until you wake up in recovery, and does nothing else. While I operate, there is a doctor dedicated solely to you.<\/p>\n

I always operate in a hospital, and anaesthesia is one of the reasons: a fully equipped operating theatre, a recovery unit and intensive care in the same building. I explain this in Where I Operate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For rhinoplasty and facelift surgery I always use general anaesthesia, with an anaesthetist who has worked with me for years. It is neither the cheapest option nor the quickest; it is the safest, and the one that allows me to operate with precision and you to wake up having felt nothing.<\/p>\n

For everything else, the anaesthesia depends on the operation and on you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rhinoplasty<\/a><\/th>\nGeneral anaesthesia, always.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Facelift<\/a><\/th>\nGeneral anaesthesia, always.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blepharoplasty<\/a><\/th>\nSedation and local anaesthetic in most cases. Local anaesthetic alone if you prefer to stay awake or cannot have any other type of anaesthesia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otoplasty<\/a><\/th>\nLocal anaesthetic, with or without sedation depending on the patient.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mentoplasty<\/a><\/th>\nLocal anaesthetic and sedation. If performed together with a rhinoplasty, a single general anaesthetic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Labiaplasty<\/a><\/th>\nLocal anaesthetic, sometimes with light sedation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abdominoplasty<\/a><\/th>\nGeneral anaesthesia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mastopexy<\/a><\/th>\nGeneral anaesthesia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breast augmentation<\/a><\/th>\nGeneral anaesthesia with a laryngeal mask, which does not leave you with a sore throat when you wake up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breast reduction<\/a><\/th>\nGeneral anaesthesia with a laryngeal mask, which does not leave you with a sore throat when you wake up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liposuction<\/a><\/th>\nSedation and local anaesthetic, or general anaesthesia, depending on the extent of the surgery and whether it is combined with another operation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brachioplasty<\/a><\/th>\nSedation and local anaesthetic, or general anaesthesia, depending on the extent of the surgery and whether it is combined with another operation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Where there is more than one option, the decision is made between the anaesthetist, you and me at the pre-operative assessment. How long each operation takes and whether it requires a hospital stay is explained on its own page.<\/p>\n

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