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Anesthesia Used for Rhinoplasty

Last Update: March 12, 2009

Video By: Expert Village

What drugs do the doctors use on the patients getting a nose job, and how long does the surgery take? Learn about rhinoplasty, how it's performed, and the results of the cosmetic surgical procedure from these video instructions.

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Dr. Michael Walker is a board certified M.D. and F.A.C.S. He is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and he was the past president for the Texas Cosmetic Surgery Society. Walker graduated cum laude in the Bachelor of Arts program at the University of Texas. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He has interned at Baylor Affiliated Hospitals and Texas Medical Center. He completed his residency at Eastern Virginia Medical Center/Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va. He is certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Walker is a clinical instructor in facial plastic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

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Video Transcript

Hi, I'm Dr. Michael Walker from Hill Country Plastic Surgery Center, and I'm here today on behalf of Expert Village to talk to you about rhinoplasties or nose jobs. What kind of anesthesia is used? Most rhinoplasties are performed with IV sedation and local anesthesia. Although they can be performed with general anesthesia, most people prefer the IV sedation and local. How long does the procedure take? That depends on how much we're going to change the appearance of the nose. If we're just talking about a little tip refinement, it may only be thirty to forty-five minutes. If we're talking about changing the tip, changing the width of the nose, taking a bump off, reducing the width of the nose as well, it may be up to three hours.

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