Is Anesthesia Dangerous? We Asked Our Plastic Surgery Anesthesiologist

How often is it that you have two doctors taking care of you at one time? In the spirit of “a full dose of reassurance,” our anesthesiologist Dr. Steve Saltz details the safety measures we take at LJC before, during, and after surgery, addresses some of the most common concerns, and suggests how everyday driving might actually be riskier than undergoing anesthesia.With over 45 years of experience, Dr. Steve Saltz further educates us on those certain technologies that increasingly makes anesthesia safer than ever before, his expertise on finding the balance between anesthetics and narcotics and why less of one is sometimes more, why being awake during surgery is extremely rare, and how communication, patience, and teamwork ultimately make the dream work at LJC.La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus. To learn more, go to LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSCThe La Jolla Cosmetic Podcast is a production of The Axis: theaxis.ioSpecial Guest: Steve Saltz, MD.