Piercings and tattoos, I mean. Wouldn’t it be easy if we just applied anesthesia? I don’t know if there’s a reason why, but I do wanna know.
*Also, why isn’t anesthesia applied for IUD insertion?
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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.
There is a shop in Basel, Xs piercing, that does anesthesia! As many have suggested to do it you need some sort of license and the pain is something you can cope with/ part of the experience, but if you are dead scared you could plan a trip to Basel (next week is also carnival so it might be an interesting vacation)
For tattoos: It takes a license and medical schooling to do anesthesia that works, we’re not qualified for that, THE PAIN IS TOLERABLE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF EXPERIENCES, topical numbing creams don’t work for piercing because they tend to go deeper than creams will, and those creams can really harm the healing process by slowing down immune response to a minor abrasion your body is capable of handling and healing without your help.
**EDIT FOR MORE INFO: Most topical numbing creams people see for tattoos these days either don’t work well, or consumers use them improperly so they don’t work right, and they also don’t last as long as you’d hope considering we use soap throughout the process and disinfect skin with alcohol prior to the tattoo…and you’re being repeatedly jabbed. All in all, not worth the expense for what’s likely to be a bad heal out or an off and on painful experience that’s hard to get used to.**
Tattoos can take some time, and yeah, they can definitely hurt like hell, but it’s par for the course. I’ve had people sit for me for 6+ hours, but the average session is about two hours. People should be able to deal with that for the sake of a healthy heal out. Pain is part of our body’s natural function and is part of what causes your immune system to do its job. Plus, people can be allergic to Caine products and I’m not qualified to deal with anaphylaxis. Best I can do is call you an ambulance and maybe use one of your own epipens on you…if you have one.
I’m a tattoo artist, not a doctor, so I’m not qualified to answer this but I can’t help myself. IUDs are quick to “install”, anesthesia for that just seems more expensive and invasive while being unnecessary. Why can’t folks just deal with a moment of pain?
For tattoos: It takes a license and medical schooling to do anesthesia that works, we’re not qualified for that, THE PAIN IS TOLERABLE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF EXPERIENCES, topical numbing creams don’t work for piercing because they tend to go deeper than creams will, and those creams can really harm the healing process by slowing down immune response to a minor abrasion your body is capable of handling and healing without your help.
**EDIT FOR MORE INFO: Most topical numbing creams people see for tattoos these days either don’t work well, or consumers use them improperly so they don’t work right, and they also don’t last as long as you’d hope considering we use soap throughout the process and disinfect skin with alcohol prior to the tattoo…and you’re being repeatedly jabbed. All in all, not worth the expense for what’s likely to be a bad heal out or an off and on painful experience that’s hard to get used to.**
Tattoos can take some time, and yeah, they can definitely hurt like hell, but it’s par for the course. I’ve had people sit for me for 6+ hours, but the average session is about two hours. People should be able to deal with that for the sake of a healthy heal out. Pain is part of our body’s natural function and is part of what causes your immune system to do its job. Plus, people can be allergic to Caine products and I’m not qualified to deal with anaphylaxis. Best I can do is call you an ambulance and maybe use one of your own epipens on you…if you have one.
I’m a tattoo artist, not a doctor, so I’m not qualified to answer this but I can’t help myself. IUDs are quick to “install”, anesthesia for that just seems more expensive and invasive while being unnecessary. Why can’t folks just deal with a moment of pain?
I don’t think tattoo warrants general anesthesia or sedation. It really doesn’t hurt that much.
I think piercing would probably be more difficult to do after local anesthesia, due to the fact that now you have several mls of local anesthetic where you want to pierce, moving structures around and temporarily deforming structures and the skin. And putting someone under for a single needle pierce is just not going to happen.
As for IUD insertion, I don’t know why someone would do it without anesthesia. It should be patient’s choice. Propofol is really not that expensove, and knocking someone out with it is pretty simple. If you know what you’re doing you can do light sedation without patient going apneic (stopping breathing). We do it all the time for colonoscopies, gastroscopies, small surgical procedures like abscess drainage and stuff. It’s not a problem. But then again I don’t work in the USA.
I don’t think tattoo warrants general anesthesia or sedation. It really doesn’t hurt that much.
I think piercing would probably be more difficult to do after local anesthesia, due to the fact that now you have several mls of local anesthetic where you want to pierce, moving structures around and temporarily deforming structures and the skin. And putting someone under for a single needle pierce is just not going to happen.
As for IUD insertion, I don’t know why someone would do it without anesthesia. It should be patient’s choice. Propofol is really not that expensove, and knocking someone out with it is pretty simple. If you know what you’re doing you can do light sedation without patient going apneic (stopping breathing). We do it all the time for colonoscopies, gastroscopies, small surgical procedures like abscess drainage and stuff. It’s not a problem. But then again I don’t work in the USA.
Permanent makeup is made after applying numbing cream, so it’s possible to have local topical anesthetic with tattoos and piercings. When inserting iud, local anesthetic also may be applied, as it was in my case.
Because you’d need to be licensed to give these drugs or hire someone to do it and have all the appropriate infrastructure in place.
And besides, you could come in beforehand with OTC pain meds. (Just check if that doesn’t interfere)
And the pain is generally not that bad. (Usually a bit of stinging when it comes to piercings but that’s it.)
Unless you choose sensitive places of course.
But that’s all you.
Permanent makeup is made after applying numbing cream, so it’s possible to have local topical anesthetic with tattoos and piercings. When inserting iud, local anesthetic also may be applied, as it was in my case.
Because you’d need to be licensed to give these drugs or hire someone to do it and have all the appropriate infrastructure in place.
And besides, you could come in beforehand with OTC pain meds. (Just check if that doesn’t interfere)
And the pain is generally not that bad. (Usually a bit of stinging when it comes to piercings but that’s it.)
Unless you choose sensitive places of course.
But that’s all you.
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