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Surgery and Anesthesia

Description

Typically, foot surgery is performed under local anesthesia with a mild sedation. The patient does not have to undergo the risks associated with general anesthesia and are breathing on their own throughout the procedure. The foot is given a local injection, while the patient is under sedation, and this provides a numbing effect so they can not feel the procedure. People will then wake up without feeling discomfort or nausea in the recovery room. Since it is usually an outpatient procedure, patients are able to return to the comfort of the home within hours of their surgery.