Operating Room Suite
Choose to have your surgery in our fully accredited in-office operating suite. Accreditation is by the AAAASF (opens in new tab), the gold standard in plastic surgery operating suites.
Lower Complication Rate in Office-Based Surgery Center
There are many advantages to having your cosmetic surgery done in an office-based operating suite.
- Privacy
- Convenience
- Avoid hospital bacteria and infections
- Cost
In a recent study in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, looking at complication rates after cosmetic surgery is done in either an office-based center, ambulatory surgical center or a hospital there was found to be a lower complication in office-based centers. This is consistent with our experience as well.
Plastic Surgery without Traditional General Anesthesia
In Dr. Yates’s office operating suite, most procedures are done under TIVA (Total Intravenous Anesthesia) without traditional gas-based general anesthesia. This adds additional benefits:
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Safety of avoiding a deeper level of general anesthesia
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Lower risk of DVT or pulmonary embolism
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No risk of malignant hyperthermia (rare but potentially life-threatening)
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Less nausea
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Less postoperative pain (excellent local anesthesia)
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Quicker recovery
We use different levels of sedation depending on the procedure that is being done and the individual patients’ needs. This ranges from simple oral sedation to light sedation, to deep sedation/ modified general anesthesia (TIVA).
Procedures that can be done without Traditional General Anesthesia in our Operating Suite
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Male Breast Reduction (Gynecomastia)
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Brachioplasty (Arm Lift)
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+ more