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Can you get breast augmentation under local anesthesia?
I want to get breast augmentation. Can you get breast augmentation under local anesthesia?
4 Answers
These are typically done under general anesthesia. Theoretically it could be done using a thoracic epidural, but this is variable and not worth the risk. If you’re healthy enough for breast augmentation you most likely will have no problems with a general anesthetic.
No.
It would not be recommended as it can be a pretty painful procedure. There’s a lot of manipulation of the muscles under the breast tissue so it’s usually done under a general anesthesia.
It would be challenging and you would have to have a very high pain tolerance.