What kind of anesthesia does Dr. Lam use for rhinoplasty?
There are three types of anesthesia levels that are possible for cosmetic procedures: local anesthesia, sedation, and general anesthesia. (Local anesthesia refers to no sedation, just injection of a fluid anesthetic into the tissues to numb them. Sedation usually refers to an intravenous method of making you sleepy in conjunction with local anesthesia. General anesthesia requires a breathing tube for the procedure.) Dr. Lam prefers general anesthesia in almost all of his rhinoplasties for several reasons. As rhinoplasty requires a level of precision of millimeters and fractions of millimeters, Dr. Lam uses general anesthesia so your movements during the procedure do not compromise the success of your outcome. Second, a little bleeding in the throat that occurs during the procedure will not make you cough or worse unfavorably enter your lungs. For these two reasons, Dr. Lam believes that general anesthesia is ideal for rhinoplasty. Most of Dr. Lam’s rhinoplasties only require about one
