“What anesthesia is used for vein surgery?”

Vein stripping can be done using a number of different techniques including general anesthesia and sedation.

It will depend upon the practice setup. A lot of vein centers and outpatient clinics perform vein procedures under some form of sedation (called conscious sedation), local anesthetic injection at the site of the procedure, and some intravenous pain meds administered by a nurse who watches and monitors while the procedure is done. In hospital-based practice anesthesiologist will see the patient and determine the right anesthesia which could range from simple sedation to complete general anesthesia. Good luck with your procedure!

Umashankar Ballehaninna

Local anesthesia with conscious sedation is preferred.

I use local anesthesia only- (lidocaine or xylocaine)

Most often local anesthesia