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Is Hair Transplant Surgery Conducted Under Anesthesia?
Question: Hi
I need some help and information. I am thinking of getting hair transplants. This requires surgery under local anasthetic.
I want to know is it ok for scalp to have local anasthetic? Or is it no good. Does it affect your brain?
I need some help and information. I am thinking of getting hair transplants. This requires surgery under local anasthetic.
I want to know is it ok for scalp to have local anasthetic? Or is it no good. Does it affect your brain?
Brief Answer:
transplant conducted under local anaesthesia, is safe, no effect on brain
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
Hair transplant surgery is conducted under local anaesthesia.
It is absolutely safe to get local anaesthetic in the scalp skin.
It doesn't affect the brain. It is given in the layer of the skin only and not very deep.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
transplant conducted under local anaesthesia, is safe, no effect on brain
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
Hair transplant surgery is conducted under local anaesthesia.
It is absolutely safe to get local anaesthetic in the scalp skin.
It doesn't affect the brain. It is given in the layer of the skin only and not very deep.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
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