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Revision Pannulectomy procedure Under Local Anesthesia?
I had a Pannulectomy procedure (major tummy tuck & muscle repair) in July 2006 while we were stationed in South Korea. There were some bad dog ears on both sides, plus a golf ball size lump left of my belly button. I am having a revision done, and I was wondering if it is normal to do that under local anesthesia? It seems scary. He said he has to go 6 inches farther on the right and 5 inches farther on the left, so basically nearly all the way around to my spine. They said they do them all under local.
Panniculectomy Anesthesia
Thanks for the question - The dog-ears can likely be corrected with local anesthesia. I would be concerned about the lump to the left of your belly button. This could be a hernia (especially if you have had gastric bypass surgery or other abdominal procedures prior to your first panniculectomy). If you have a hernia then correcting this should be done under general anesthesia. You don't mention correcting this lump in your description. If its just the dog ears then local may be ok. I hope this helps.
