Senior Member hairz Posted December 9, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 Can you be put to sleep as they cut the donor area, then if needed be awake during the graft placement? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Thehairupthere Posted December 9, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 It is unnecessary to use general anesthesia for hair restoration surgery. Most clinics use localized anesthesia and the patients do not complain of any pain during the course of the entire procedure. I am a consultant for Dr. True and Dr. Dorin. These opinions are my own. Dr. Robert True and Dr. Robert Dorin are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member largechris Posted December 9, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 Medically speaking I don't know if this is possible In practice I don't see the point. Obviously lots of people are nervous about surgery, but by definition you won't be able to see anything unpleasant going on at the back of your head, its not like being in an episode of ER... There could be some 'stretching' type pain for.a few moments, maybe 3 or 4 on a scale of 1 to 10, but please try and keep this in perspective.... Dentistry is probably worse for most people. If you are at all technically / medically minded then I would suggest you will find the whole experience fascinating if you stay awake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member RCWest Posted December 9, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 Most doctors will twilight you and you will doze or be basically out of it. I was wide awake with nothing more than a tiny dose of Valium and the numbing shots, and it didn't hurt. Was bothered me was the crunching sound :eek: Finasteride 1.25 mg. daily Avodart 0.5 mg. daily Spironolactone 50 mg twice daily 5 mg. oral Minoxidil twice daily Biotin 1000 mcg daily Multi Vitamin daily Damn, with all the stuff you put in your hair are you like a negative NW1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member wb280 Posted December 9, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 hairz, pain was one of my main concerns before i underwent the surgery. In the end, that was the last thing i could complain about. I must admit i have a fairly low threshold of pain and seriously, there was not much pain during the op. You will have some injections prior to surgery in which u will feel drowsy but definitely awake. However, the pain started kicking in a few hrs after surgery. That hurt a bit but it suddenly subsided late midnight and since then on, i did not suffer any unbearable pain. Hope that helps! View my hair loss website. Surgery done by Doc Pathomvanich from Bangkok http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1730 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member j1j9j85 Posted December 9, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 the most painful part of the surgery is the injections to numb you after that nothing hurts... its all good:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member kathie47 Posted December 10, 2010 Senior Member Share Posted December 10, 2010 It is common to use some form of anesthesia, but some clinics take good care of you (with dvs, cds) to make sure you are completely preoccupied while the procedure is going on. There will be swelling after the procedure and some minor pain. This is all normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Timothy Carman Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 The risks of general anaesthesia ("putting you to sleep") are to great IMO justify it's use in routine hair restoration surgery procedures. In our more invasive procedures, for example, placement of expanders, general anaesthesia or heavy sedation is appropriate. As the others above have pointed out, it's not uncommon to have the fears you express. The good news is, as was stated above, the local anaesthesia procedure, while not painless, is tolerable, and takes only about two minutes to complete. We offer our patients mild sedatives that help sooth those nerves and allow you to relax and "go with the flow". Timothy Carman, MD ABHRS President, (ABHRS) ABHRS Board of Directors La Jolla Hair Restoration Medical Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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