Local anesthetic: used to render a small area insensitive. It is usually applied by the surgeon. In this case, a member of the anesthesiology staff may not be present.

As a rule of thumb you should not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the procedure.

Normally, you will meet the anesthesiologist that will take care of you on the day of the surgery before you ...

After surgery, you will be taken to a postoperatory care unit...

Be prepared to go home and finish your recovery there. Patients often experience drowsiness....

Be prepared to go home and finish your recovery there. Patients often experience drowsiness and minor aftereffects following ambulatory anesthesia, including: muscle aches...

Ambulatory surgery is done in an array of facilities. Some of which are located within a hospital or satellite facility that may be part of a hospital or not. Some ambulatory procedures may be done in the doctor’s office.