#EverythingSkin with Dr. Thomas Buonassisi
Free educational webinars on medical aesthetics and facial rejuvenation, from Vancouver, BC’s award-winning 8 West Clinic. #EverythingSkin allows us to bring our team of experts together in collaboration to provide education and resources with a 360º perspective. Join us LIVE every month—we love to give away event goodies to attendees: https://www.8west.ca/everythingskin! "Look and feel like the best version of yourself. We meet you where you’re at in your cosmetic journey and take pride in understanding your aspirations to provide a physician-approved treatment plan tailored to your skin type, facial anatomy or body type. Our individualized, education-first approach gives our patients confidence with result-driven treatments. Led by one of North America’s most skilled dual board-certified facial plastic surgeons, Dr. Thomas Buonassisi works closely with his team of medical aesthetic professionals, providing a full spectrum of non-surgical and surgical treatments to meet facial rejuvenation & aesthetic goals. With over 25 years experience, our team is dedicated to results, ongoing education, gold standard technology, and best-in-class skincare products—because you deserve nothing but the best."
#EverythingSkin with Dr. Thomas Buonassisi
All About Facelifts (Part 7): Anaesthetic Explained
Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented deep plane facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.
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In this episode of Part 7, Dr. Buonassisi talks about pain control measures and anaethesia used in a facelift procedure, and what to expect. He goes over:
→ Local anaesthetic and how it works,
→ Intravenous (IV) sedation and general anaesthesia,
→ The benefits and side effects of these types of anaesthesia,
→ The most commonly used anaesthetic options for facelifts.
With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, Dr. Buonassisi aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know.