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Surgery has gotten a lot safer in the last couple decades however, there are still risks. General anesthesia used to be ten times more dangerous than it is now
by foxyv 3y ago
Surgery has gotten a lot safer in the last couple decades however, there are still risks. General anesthesia used to be ten times more dangerous than it is now but it's still not zero.
- jefftk 3y agoWhy would you use general anesthesia for bunion removal? Wouldn't local be fine?
- foxyv 3y agoI do not know. But they do according the source I linked.
- pugworthy 3y agoYou might want to read up on what it is. It’s not like scraping a callus off the side of your foot. Even mild may involve removal of bone and realignment of muscles, tendons, and ligaments surrounding the joint. Source: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/bunion-surgery https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-t...
- jefftk 3y agoYour link has: "Most bunion surgery is performed under ankle block anesthesia, in which your foot is numb, but you are awake. Occasionally, general or spinal anesthesia is used."