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Health News - Plastic Surgery & Cosmetic Medicine
Thursday, 17 July 2008

Anesthesia is an weighty component of cosmetic surgery. Many people consider having cosmetic surgery (plastic surgery) are unaware of what anesthesia positively involves and what options are available to them. In this article we hope to provide you with answers to some of the regular questions regarding anesthesia in relation to cosmetic surgery.

What is anesthesia?

Although there are many definitions of anesthesia, it is mostly defined as the process of having our sensations reversibly blocked (e.g. our sensation of pain) which allows us to undergo surgery or other medical procedures without distress and pain.

Depending on the extent of their affects on the body, anesthetics are frequently classified as common anesthetics or local anesthetics.

General anesthesia: General anesthetics cause a full reversible loss of consciousness for a certain period of time. During this time period patients are not arousable by any type of external stimulus, including pain. General anesthesia is mostly the most suitable form of anesthesia for major plastic surgery procedures like major liposuction and breast augmentation surgery which involves the insertion of breast implants.

Regional anesthesia: Regional anesthesia do not cause a full loss of consciousness like common anesthetics. Regional anesthetics have a more localized effect which cause a loss of pain sensation with varying degrees of muscle relaxation which affects only certain targeted regions of the body. Regional anesthetics which have very localized affects are also normally referred to as local anesthetics. Local anesthetics are normally used for smaller and less invasive cosmetic surgery procedures like lip augmentation and liposuction on a little area of the body.

In common, local anesthesia has lower recovery times and lower problem risks than common anesthesia. However because of its localized affects it is frequently not suitable for larger surgeries which require a common anesthetic to effectively eliminate the pain and distress which would otherwise be associated with the surgery.

Which type of anesthesia is suitable for me?

There are many different types of anesthesia used to perform cosmetic surgery. Which type will be suitable for you will depend on the type of plastic surgery you are thinking about having and your common health and fitness levels. Hence to make an informed decision as whether to proceed with the cosmetic surgery procedure you are considering it is weighty that you discuss the matter of anesthesia in depth with you cosmetic surgeon and also with an anesthetist if necessary.


 
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