What type of anesthesia is generally used for eyelid surgery?
The answer to this question has a lot to do with the desires of the patient and whether or not it is being combined with other procedures. Most of my patients who are having isolated eyelid surgery prefer to save anesthesia fees and reduce the facility fee by having it done in my office with light oral sedation. Others prefer to be more heavily sedated by intravenous medications while some desire to be knocked out completely with general anesthesia.
