I have seen ads of face lift procedures that advertise “sedative state” or
“twilight sleep”.  How does this differ from full anesthesia?

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“Sedative local anesthesia (twilight sleep)  can be done for face lift procedures as long as the sedative medications are administered by a trained M.D., Anesthesiologist and you are fully monitored with cardiac telemetry,pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring,etc. However, most Board Certified Plastic Surgeons prefer to use general anesthesia because they (and the Anesthesiologist) believe that with general  anesthesia,the airway can be controlled and less sedative medications are necessary. General anesthesia is definitely safer and more controllable.”

Health before Beauty,      Burr von Maur, M.D., F.A.C.S.