I believe that legally, an anesthesiologist must be present if general anesthesia is used on s patient. That is expensive. They make sure you stay alive while you are “under” by monitoring your heart rate, oxygen levels, blood pressure, etc, etc and they know what to do if something goes wrong.
Getting a voluntary cosmetic procedure does not warrant general anesthesia.
Also, part if the tattoo experience is enduring the procedure.
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