Despite its popularity and widespread use, general anesthesia can cause sore throats, nausea and vomiting, decreased mental function for hours after a surgery, poor pain control, not to mention some risk of serious problems such as deep-vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolisms and life-threatening malignant hyperthermia.
Like patients who undergo general anesthesia, those who receive TIVA still have a complete medical history review, labs, studies and other specific pre-procedure instructions. The procedure itself, however, differs. With general anesthesia, patients can't eat or drink for eight or more hours before the surgery; when they arrive at the hospital or clinic, they are given an IV, which lulls them to sleep, as well as an oxygen mask for breathing. Patients are then placed on a ventilator to assist with breathing during the surgery and are given anesthetic gas by an anesthesiologist. While this is effective during the surgery, after the procedure, many patients complain of feeling hung over, disoriented, groggy and sick.
TIVA, on the other hand, entails medication given completely through an IV, rather than a breathing tube, which immediately eliminates any sore throat issues and also drastically reduces incidences of vomiting, nausea and a variety of other serious issues. Patients can breathe on their own, and they wake up quicker due to the different anesthetic medications used in the IV. Even better, TIVA offers a faster recovery period: one hour as opposed to several hours. This procedure also delivers better pain control with fewer medications. Because it involves fewer risks, TIVA is gaining the attention of more cosmetic surgeons and patients. TIVA is generally coupled with local anesthesia to increase its overall effectiveness and its ability to provide immediate pain control after the procedure.
TIVA is a great option for patients who need to return to work, family life or other schedule commitments quickly and independently after an elective outpatient cosmetic procedure. Many cosmetic surgeons continue to use general anesthesia, however, since it is very inexpensive and because they are simply more familiar with this type of anesthesia from their medical school and residency training programs. General anesthesia is still a good and appropriate option for cosmetic surgeries that are not outpatient procedures.
All in all, more cosmetic surgeons are looking into TIVA because it is safe, effective and superior to general anesthesia for a variety of impressive reasons. Talk to your doctor today about TIVA and your overall cosmetic surgery options.
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