Grading of pain: from the medical point of view, pain refers to a defensive self-protection reaction when the body is injured, which is a warning to the human body. When there is pain, the human body will not only feel pain, but also make corresponding responses, such as making painful sounds or body shaking violently.

How painful is plastic surgery?

What is the level of pain in plastic surgery? Generally speaking, the pain of plastic surgery is within grade 3.

The specific pain perception depends on the following two factors:

1. How well do you tolerate surgery?

Pain is a subjective experience. Your pain tolerance is determined by your previous pain experience and your emotional state. If you have had an operation before and the operation was very successful and almost without pain, you should have no fear of pain when receiving this operation; If you unfortunately experience pain that makes you almost faint, this plastic surgery will also make you have big psychological concerns, and you will become sensitive to pain and even slight touch.

2. What kind of anesthesia do you choose?

There are generally two kinds of anesthesia methods used in plastic surgery: general anesthesia, local anesthesia and nerve block anesthesia. The choice of the way is not arbitrary. It should be decided by the doctor according to the needs of plastic surgery, your own physical condition and your emotional state.

General anesthesia: During the whole operation, you have no consciousness, so you will not feel pain. You just sleep on the operating table, but when you wake up, you must bravely face yourself wrapped in gauze in the mirror. The choice of general anesthesia is also different:

1. Basic anesthesia:

Through intramuscular injection of thiopental sodium or ketamine, the patient can sleep deeply, and then cooperate with local anesthesia for surgery. Therefore, basic anesthesia is an auxiliary anesthesia.

2. Inhalation anesthesia:

The drugs used are gas anesthetics and volatile liquid anesthetics through respiratory tract administration and absorption. There are many advantages of closed inhalation anesthesia with endotracheal intubation, especially for keeping respiratory tract unobstructed and controlling breathing.

3. Intravenous anesthesia:

Anesthesia is produced by intravenous administration. The anesthetic effect occurs and disappears quickly, so it should be given repeatedly in small amounts, and there should be no discomfort after waking up. During anesthesia, the inhibition of consciousness is shallow and the sensation disappears deeply, which is also called separation anesthesia. This kind of anesthesia will cause rapid heart rhythm and high blood pressure, so people with hypertension, heart disease, increased intracranial pressure, glaucoma and other people should not use it.

Local anesthesia: It is a commonly used anesthesia technique in plastic surgery. Local anesthetics are injected into the operation site to ensure that there is no pain in the operation. What needs to be prepared for is that local anesthesia is painful at the moment when anesthetics are injected into the body. Similar to block anesthesia, your consciousness is also clear during local anesthesia.

How to choose anesthesia method for plastic surgery?

Local anesthesia is usually used for eyelid cutting, because during the operation, you need to cooperate with the doctor to blink and do other facial expressions to ensure that the facial proportion after plastic surgery is coordinated. The nasal plastic surgery can be performed under local anesthesia or general anesthesia, which mainly depends on the size of the scope of surgery. Liposuction surgery has many options in terms of anesthesia according to the operation mode. Local anesthesia, general anesthesia or sleep anesthesia can be selected.