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What sedation is best for thyroid biopsy?

I will have a thyroid biopsy. What sedation is best for thyroid biopsy?

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For open biopsy you will get general anesthesia and be asleep during the procedure. For a Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, generally no anesthesia is needed .Thank you.
The biopsy is usually done with local anesthesia.