Conscious Septoplasty with SMR

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Asked for Male, 25 Years

I am scheduled to have a Septoplasty with Subsubmucous Resection (SMR) on December 18, 2017 in my Otolaryngologists Office, under local anesthesia to correct a deviated septum. I am being prescribed Diazepam and Percocet to take prior to arrival, but I am unsure of the doses as the prescriptions will not be picked up until December 12th. The doses will likely be 10mg each. Am I crazy? Should this be under general anesthesia? The physician says he’s never had any complaints of pain, but I’m

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Dr. Vinay S Bhat ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vinay S Bhat

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore

Usually septoplasty can easily be performed under local anesthesia under moderate sedation. It is a quick and simple procedure. In any case you will give given stronger intravenous sedative during the procedure and local anesthesia will be injected inside your nose. So you need not worry

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