• Are you awake during sinus surgery?

I will have sinus surgery. Are you awake during sinus surgery?

4 Answers

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Mount Kisco, NY

No , most of the time you are sleeping or under general anesthesia

  • Anesthesiologist
  • TENAFLY, NJ

Sometimes minimally invasive sinus surgery can be done under topical anesthesia by spraying inside the nose with numbing , or local anesthetic. Most sinus surgeries are done under general anesthesia.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Charleston, West Virginia

No

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

Probably not. It depends on the extent of the surgical procedure.

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