can i ask for local or spinal anesthesia instead of general anesthesia?

[hankthefrank]

for malleable?.
thanks in advance

[ElbowRoom]

You can always ask. Your surgeon will say yes or no.

[GoodWood]

Local would not be adequate but some surgeons prefer spinal for this procedure. But even then most anesthesia providers will give a pretty heavy handed sedation with it.

Surgeons don’t typically want awake patients.

But make your preference known and see what they say.

[1sfman]

You can ask, but I suspect most surgeons would want general. As for me, the last thing I want during a surgical procedure is a state of consciousness. OMG, knock me out!