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Anesthesia is one of the biggest concerns for patients undergoing cosmetic surgery. Toronto plastic surgeon Dr. Jerome Edelstein about anesthesia and why it's relatively safe for your cosmetic procedure. http://www.edelsteincosmetic.com/
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Cosmetic Surgery:Concerns About Anesthesia
ANESTHESIA: WILL I WAKE UP?
When anesthesia is administered properly, the patient will never wake up during surgery or not wake up after surgery.
The patient will be woken up right when the surgery ends, in the operating room.
ANESTHESIA RISKS
•are older•have a significant medical problem, such as heart, lung or liver disease
Risks increase
when patients:
•are young•are healthy
Risks decrease
when patients:
THE CONSULTATION
During your pre-surgical consultation, the risks related to anesthesia, and the surgery ingeneral, will be discussed.It’s very important you fully understand them so you can make an educated decision on your surgery.
MUST HAVE: Certified Anesthesiologist
• always have a trusted, certified anesthesiologist during the surgery• never do major surgery without an anesthesiologist • it’s very important to know and trustthe anesthesiologist you’re working with• a good anesthesiologist knows how to deal with young, healthy patients but also with very sick people that are having live threatening surgeries
Even though the risk of a problem occurring during surgery is very low, it’s always safer tohave a certified anesthesiologist present.
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