Entertainment Tonight on May 5, 2009 talked about Hollywood’s hottest trend in cosmetic surgery procedures – being awake for a face lift under local anesthesia!
Dr. Patrick S. Carney, Board Certified Dermatologist and Fellowship Trained Cosmetic Surgeon in Mpls./St. Paul has been successfully providing his facelift/local lift‚ in his office using only local anesthesia for 16 of his 21 years in practice.
Benefit to the patient: less cost and less risk.
Hundreds of patients initially pursued Dr. Carney due to a fear of general anesthesia and many more currently are attracted to eliminating the additional expenses of an anesthesiologist and surgery suite fee.
Dr. Carney is finding that what appeared to be a niche years ago in his practice, is becoming a much more attractive option for today’s patient and that a surgeon working on a patient who is awake during any procedure has the responsibility to perform even more flawlessly.
General anesthesia, overnight stays, drainage tubes, etc. often result in increased recovery time, another concern of patients choosing surgery today. The very busy lives and work schedules of patients‚ today do not lend well to lengthy recovery times.
For more information on Dr. Patrick Carney’s local lift and other surgery procedures provided under local anesthesia, call 952.435.6565. Consultations are complimentary. Financing options are available.
