Local , General or Regional anaesthetic?
Local anaesthetic involves injecting a solution around where the operation is to be performed, whilst you are entirely awake. It is usually injected in the operating room. The area takes 5-10 minutes to become numb. Mr Sorene will not start the operation until satisfied the anaesthetic has worked. Many patients prefer to have some conscious sedation administered in addition to the local anaesthetic. The sedation is administered by a consultant anaesthetist. Regional anaesthetic (Blocks) involves injecting the same solution in the neck or arm pit to anaesthetise the whole arm whilst the patient is still awake. This usually takes 30—40 minutes. General anaesthetic involves putting the patient to sleep for the duration of the operation. At the end of the operation either local anaesthetic is injected into the wound to provide post operative pain relief or the anaesthetist has performed a block.
