Anesthesia in breast surgery

Abstract

The cosmetic surgery patient is not like a typical “elective” surgical patient. These patients desire to look better and expect to feel better and will tend to be highly critical of every aspect of care preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively, in addition to the achievement of the desired aesthetic result. The author discusses the surgical facility; preoperative evaluation, assessment, and preparation; anesthesia for aesthetic breast surgery; anesthesia techniques; considerations for pain management; recovery and discharge.