"LOCAL -TWILIGHT-ANESTHESIA" is an extraordinarily safe form of anesthesia that is totally different from the more complex, general anesthesia. This technique does not use any tubes down the throat, nor gases pumped into the lungs, thus obviating the dangers usually associated with general anesthesia.

Local twilight anesthesia consists of a sleeping pill taken 15 minutes before entering the operating room. An intravenous line of Valium and Demerol is then given to the patient, making them relaxed and sleepy. After the patient is sleeping, a small injection to the face is given to freeze the area being operated upon. The patient is unaware of anything going on and cannot hear anything.

At the end of the procedure the patient can be simply woken up by shaking their shoulder and whispering their name in their ear. The elegance of the technique is illustrated by the fact that the patient awakes calmly, without nausea and walks out of the operating room into the recovery area immediately following the operation.

Dr. Sachs has used this technique in over 40,000 operations without a single anesthetic complication.

All anesthesia is administered by a board certified anesthesiologist.