[CDE Breast Primer] How is anesthesia done for breast surgery?

Hello, this is AB Plastic Surgery.

I’ll answer the questions you’ve been curious about.

Q. Hello, Doctor. I have a question.

When having breast surgery, how is the operation performed under general anesthesia or sedation anesthesia?

Does this vary from hospital to hospital?

AB.

Hello. This is AB Plastic Surgery. 👨‍⚕️

The anesthesia methods that can be used for breast surgery are general anesthesia and sedation anesthesia (anesthesia using intravenous injection). For breast augmentation at AB Plastic Surgery, we use general anesthesia.

It is difficult to simply say that having breast surgery under sedation anesthesia is bad or not good. I myself sometimes perform surgery under sedation anesthesia or local anesthesia for very simple procedures that take less than 30 minutes, such as accessory breast surgery or nipple/areola surgery.

However, breast surgery usually takes more than one hour as a basic matter, and general anesthesia is considered superior in terms of safety. You can think of each anesthesia method as having somewhat different advantages.

Generally, in hospitals that specialize in performing breast surgery frequently, general anesthesia is often used.

In the case of general anesthesia, an anesthesiology specialist in charge of the surgery continuously monitors safety in real time, from the start of the operation through postoperative recovery, with two or three layers of real-time monitoring, always checking on the patient beside them. This is a major strength when it comes to stable anesthesia.

Since plastic surgery is still surgery, safety beyond reassurance is essential!

We will do our best to achieve the patient’s healthy beauty.

Thank you.

🍕 If you have any other questions, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll explain in detail^^