Propofol-Ketamine (PK) Anesthesia in Body Implant Surgery

All cosmetic surgery, including body implant surgery, can be performed under local anesthesiaalone. More often than not, general inhalation anesthesia(GA) or propofol-opioid (i.e., alfentanilor remifentanil) total intravenous anesthesia(TIVA) is used for greater control of patient movement. Brain-monitored propofolpermits the differentiation between the need for more local analgesia (spinal cord-generated movement) and the need for more propofol(brain-generated movement). Patients are universally happy with BIS/EMG PK MAC anesthesia.