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Breast augmentation, local plus sedation: what 171 patients showed
A published series reported low nausea, quick recovery and no hospital admissions.
Anesthesia side effects · 2 min read
One surgeon reviewed 171 consecutive patients who had breast augmentation (with or without mastopexy) under local anesthesia with intercostal nerve blocks and intravenous sedation.
Findings: mean recovery-room time was about 50 to 53 minutes; postoperative nausea occurred in 10.6% (augmentation) and 12.8% (augmentation-mastopexy); there were no serious complications or hospital admissions. The authors concluded this is a safe approach with minimal discomfort and complications.
Notice the detail: in that practice, sedation was given by the surgeon and circulating nurse (no propofol). That is a legitimate model, but it is not ours. At awakeMD, a physician anesthesiologist is dedicated to your sedation and monitoring, so your surgeon can be fully a surgeon.
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References
- Colque A, Eisemann ML. Breast augmentation and augmentation-mastopexy with local anesthesia and intravenous sedation. Aesthet Surg J. 2012;303-307. PMID 22290411