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What surgeries use local anesthesia?
I am a 41 year old female. I want to know what surgeries use local anesthesia?
4 Answers
Minor and localized
Local anesthetics can be used in any surgery for post-op pain control
Only minor, small operations, such as removal of skin lesions are done with local anesthesia alone.
Local anesthesia as the sole anesthetic can usually be used for surgery sites composed of superficial soft tissue. For example, excision of superficial skin or subdermal mass lesions, some vascular procedures, and dental.