Astonishing image shows half-done facelift — as patients embrace new awake surgery trend

Caroline Shaw had no idea she would feel an overwhelming urge to use the bathroom in the middle of her facelift. “My face was ...
Morningstar

Awake Breast Augmentation: Gruber Plastic Surgery Highlights Live Implant Sizing Under Local Anesthesia With No Sedation for Eligible Patients

Tampa based Celebrity Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Meegan Gruber expands an interactive approach that allows real-time implant sizing confirmation during surgery, rather than waiting to see ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Plastic Surgeon Questions ‘Awake Surgery’ Using Local Anesthesia

Terrence P. Murphy, MD, a cosmetic surgeon in Denver, is questioning some cosmetic surgeons’ use of “awake surgery,” involving high doses of local anesthesia without sedation, according to a release ...
New Haven Register

Local anesthesia can simplify procedures at Mao Facial Plastic Surgery

(Ad) Dr. Johnny Mao first learned that facial plastic surgery using local anesthesia was possible by doing facial reconstruction surgery on cancer patients. “Many of these patients were in their 80s ...