no anesthesia @ hasson & wong?

[harry1]

I received pre-op instructions from H&W on Friday. The pre-op states:

 

"sedation is rarely used during surgery"

 

Of course, they sent me this information the day after processing my $7500 deposit. I seem to remember having read other threads on this forum where past clients had described receiving anesthesia and they even fell asleep during the procedure.

 

I don't think someone would fall asleep during the procedure without anesthesia. Did anyone else here receive pre-op instructions from H&W with this information?

 

Did you negotiate anesthesia for your procedure? I've had hair transplants in the past and I think I had gas + 1 or 2 vicodin. The thought of having the procedure with no anesthesia seems sadist or masochistic depending on which end you're on.

[hsrp10]

You will receive local anesthetic numbing injections in the donor area before they remove the strip if having FUT or before they do the graft punching for FUE. And also in the areas where the graft incisions will be made.

 

General anesthesia where they put you to sleep is not basically used in most hair transplant cases and most patients are awake during the entire procedure.

However most clinics give you a Valium to help you relax and that plus a long surgery duration can make people a bit sleepy/or groggy.

 

If you have wanted general anesthesia and do not want to be awake for the procedure you might want to contact them.

Agreed some of the pain, especially numbing injections can be a bit intense until the effects kick in.

[aWidowsPeek]

$7500 deposit sheesh

[harry1]

$7500 deposit sheesh

 

non-negotiable lol

[Melvin- Admin]

Many patients fall asleep from the medications they are given to relax like xanax or Valium not from the local anesthesia. The local anesthetics you receive are a combination of anesthetics including lidocaine which is what dentist use to numb your mouth. I don't know one single hair transplant surgeon that uses general anesthesia. They would require an anesthesiologist to administer general anesthesia as it is a medical specialty.

[Spanker]

I would double check. I know most clinics give valium. Very very few actually give general anesthesia. In fact, Joe Buck was really the first person I have even heard about using it.

 

It's really not something to actually worry about. You won't feel anything after the local anesthesia is administered.

[harry1]

Ok I know for a fact I had Vicodin for at least 1 of my last procedures. I really don't like the way Valium makes me feel. Has anyone here been able to negotiate Vicodin as part of the procedure?

[voxman]

Joe Buck was really the first person I have even heard about using it.

 

 

 

Joe is a wuss.

[Melvin- Admin]

I would double check. I know most clinics give valium. Very very few actually give general anesthesia. In fact, Joe Buck was really the first person I have even heard about using it.

 

It's really not something to actually worry about. You won't feel anything after the local anesthesia is administered.

 

Who did his procedure? General anesthesia requires an anesthesiologist, it is extremely dangerous if not monitored by a specialist, when I was put under general anesthesia for my wisdom teeth I had to pay an anesthesiologist separately to be administer it and monitor the procedure. I would proceed with caution to anyone interested in doing this for hair transplant surgery many people die from general anesthesia, sounds like maybe he was a special case or he went out of the U.S. Looking back I would have asked not to be put under for my wisdom teeth.

[1978matt]

I received pre-op instructions from H&W on Friday. The pre-op states:

 

"sedation is rarely used during surgery"

 

Of course, they sent me this information the day after processing my $7500 deposit. I seem to remember having read other threads on this forum where past clients had described receiving anesthesia and they even fell asleep during the procedure.

 

I don't think someone would fall asleep during the procedure without anesthesia. Did anyone else here receive pre-op instructions from H&W with this information?

 

Did you negotiate anesthesia for your procedure? I've had hair transplants in the past and I think I had gas + 1 or 2 vicodin. The thought of having the procedure with no anesthesia seems sadist or masochistic depending on which end you're on.

 

It's minor surgery so no need to knock people out unnecessarily which can be dangerous.

 

A lot of people fall asleep due to jet lag having travelled thousands of miles for procedures. I slept 90% of mine with a little help from vallium. I'm sure the latter could be arranged so long as you aren't planning on driving anywhere after the procedure.

[Shampoo]

I don't think someone would fall asleep during the procedure without anesthesia.

 

By using Xanax I fell asleep during BOTH my Hasson/Wong surgeries.

 

Almost no hair transplants are performed using anesthesia. Many hair transplant surgeries last several hours, and the dangers of using anesthesia rise dramatically the longer the surgery. With hair transplants being an optional cosmetic surgery as well as lasting several hours most patients and doctors do not feel that level of risk is warranted when it can be done without it.

 

Did anyone else here receive pre-op instructions from H&W with this information? T.

 

Of course!

Hasson and Wong has most of this type of information freely available on their website and also they communicate the information to patients that are scheduled for surgery.

 

The thought of having the procedure with no anesthesia seems sadist or masochistic depending on which end you're on.

 

Ridiculous statement....from not doing homework.

[harry1]

I sent h&w an email this afternoon to see if I could negotiate Vicodin for the procedure. I'm not sure whether or not they'll agree to it based on their pre-op instructions:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fz2vh7yetw8f3ws/FUT-Pre-Op-Instructions-2016-English.pdf?dl=0

 

Is Valium is the most common pill used for HT procedures?

[Shampoo]

$7500 deposit sheesh

 

sheesh what?

 

This should be no surprise for the patient or at least one doing even the most basic amount of homework....It is all clear as day on their website.

 

Hasson/Wong requires a $500 deposit when surgery is booked.

Then 3 weeks before his surgery the $7500 was due.

Balance due on surgery day

 

Do you not realize what a Hasson/Wong surgery day requires?

This is not a 1 doctor 1 tech surgery center.

 

Hasson/Wong has a deep experienced staff of techs..

Many of them will be working on you in waves.

 

So yes you cant schedule the surgery room, the tech team, the elite doctor, and have Hasson/Wong turn down other business on that day without expecting to pay up front...otherwise you'd have people with jitters bailing at the last second and a surgery room full of elite technicians and an elite surgeon showing up for "dry runs".

[Shampoo]

I sent h&w an email this afternoon to see if I could negotiate Vicodin for the procedure. I'm not sure whether or not they'll agree to it based on their pre-op instructions: Is Valium is the most common pill used for HT procedures?

 

Harry you should discuss this with them. This is very common with their patients needing some relaxation meds. Many of their patients ask for and are provided with some type of relaxation medication. They will be happy to provide this for you. Since I had never taken Valium or Vicodin I asked Dr. Wong if I could use my own Xanax to control my anxieties as well as make me sleep. Each patient is different, but my Xanax worked like a champ for me.

[Spanker]

By using Xanax I fell asleep during BOTH my Hasson/Wong surgeries.

 

Almost no hair transplants are performed using anesthesia. Many hair transplant surgeries last several hours, and the dangers of using anesthesia rise dramatically the longer the surgery. With hair transplants being an optional cosmetic surgery as well as lasting several hours most patients and doctors do not feel that level of risk is warranted when it can be done without it.

 

 

 

 

 

Of course!

Hasson and Wong has most of this type of information freely available on their website and also they communicate the information to patients that are scheduled for surgery.

 

 

 

Ridiculous statement....from not doing homework.

 

Good point. These surgeries cab last 8 hours and more. Some even go 10 or more. It would be very dangerous to go under that long for a trabsplant. I think Kanye West's mom died under general anesthesia for a cosmetic procedure. Its just not worth the risk.

[BaldPatient2]

Who did his procedure? General anesthesia requires an anesthesiologist, it is extremely dangerous if not monitored by a specialist, when I was put under general anesthesia for my wisdom teeth I had to pay an anesthesiologist separately to be administer it and monitor the procedure. .

Why did you need that ? I had my wisdom teeth extracted under local anesthesia. It.took only 5 mns and all you feel is just the pressure of the dentist tools. Also you will feel more pain after waking up ( dizziness) than just being patient during those 5 mns.

[BaldPatient2]

It's minor surgery so no need to knock people out unnecessarily which can be dangerous.

 

A lot of people fall asleep due to jet lag having travelled thousands of miles for procedures. I slept 90% of mine with a little help from vallium. I'm sure the latter could be arranged so long as you aren't planning on driving anywhere after the procedure.

 

You need to flip over in the middle of procedure, Because you have to lay on your stomach during donor extraction and crown work (not the most confortable position).

[Melvin- Admin]

Why did you need that ? I had my wisdom teeth extracted under local anesthesia. It.took only 5 mns and all you feel is just the pressure of the dentist tools. Also you will feel more pain after waking up ( dizziness) than just being patient during those 5 mns.

 

I didnt i was 20 and naive, the oral surgeon told me i had to be put under and i believed him. Once i read the waiver for anesthesia i nearly called it off. I think the surgeon was getting kickbacks from the anesthesiologist.

 

Ive never had strip surgery but i don't imagine it being that much more painful than FUE, certainly not enough to need general anesthesia.

 

Apoarently joe buck lost his voice due to vocal chord damage from the anesthesia, from hearing him talk he probably never should have had surgery, he strikes me as the kinda guy that cries when he gets paper cuts.

[Spanker]

Off topic, but for his doc to go so conservative on a guy in his twenties when he.started really was lucky for Buck. Looks pretty good and it turned out natural. Must have been a bunch of very small procedures.