Sedation Vasectomy
Sedation Vasectomy At His Choice Raleigh
Deep IV sedation and general anesthesia are not usually required for the vast majority of patients having vasectomy procedures. Most vasectomy procedures can be done in the office using local anesthesia alone.
Although general anesthesia is not required, some patients will absolutely not get a vasectomy unless they can be 100% reassured they will feel absolutely nothing and have no memory of their vasectomy experience.
In order to increase the acceptability of vasectomy for these patients, we offer the option of having a vasectomy under deep sedation.
To schedule a sedation vasectomy, you will have to call our office and speak with a member of our nursing staff. They will email you scheduling information directly.
You cannot schedule a sedation vasectomy directly from our website.
His Choice vasectomy and sedation: Our experience
Most of our practice is devoted to sterilization reversal for men and women. Patients travel from across the United States and from around the world to have reversal at our center.
Tubal ligation reversal is an intra-abdominal procedure and must be done under general anesthesia. We have an operating room in our office, fully trained nursing staff, and qualified anesthesia staff. We frequently perform major surgical procedures in our office operating room Monday through Thursday every week.
We have extensive experience in providing safe, outpatient general anesthesia to our patients.
Sedation Vasectomy: How is it done?
We offer patients the choice of having IV sedation vasectomy when they want a 100% guarantee they will not remember or feel anything during their vasectomy procedure. We do offer this as a single visit experience.
We do not offer general anesthesia for vasectomy procedures. General anesthesia requires extremely deep sedation using inhaled anesthetic gases.
To administer general anesthesia, patients must be intubated. This means a breathing tube must be inserted into their airway. The general anesthesia process, although safe, does increase the risk of complications and this is why we do not offer general anesthesia for vasectomy procedures. Instead, we offer IV deep sedation vasectomy.
Sedation vasectomy, when done correctly, produces a similar level of pain control and amnesia without the increased risks of general anesthesia. A driver is required when having sedation vasectomy.
Sedation vasectomy is performed in our office operating room. Patients are given an intravenous catheter (IV) in the preoperative holding area. At all times, patients will be supervised by skilled nursing staff. Anesthesia is supervised and provided by a certified, skilled nurse anesthetist (CRNA).
During sedation vasectomy, patients will receive several medications in their IV.
- Versed to decrease anxiety and cause amnesia
- Fentanyl to decrease the perception of pain
- Propofol to decrease the level of consciousness
- Local anesthetic to decrease pain after the procedure
These medications will decrease the perception of pain and provide total amnesia. The vasectomy will be performed in the operating room and patients will recover in our recovery room.
Sedation vasectomy allows us to provide a great vasectomy experience without the increased risks associated with having to insert an advanced airway to provide general anesthesia.
His Choice Sedation vasectomy: A great way to have your vasectomy procedure!
Sedation vasectomy is not required for patients having a vasectomy procedure, some patients like having sedation as an option.
Flying first class or sitting in a luxury box at a sporting event are not necessary but many people like having the option of that experience. We view sedation vasectomy in much the same manner.
- Sedation vasectomy is recommended for those who have severe anxiety with medical procedures or genital touching, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from sexual assault, history traumatic childhood medical experiences, or those who have chronic pain syndromes.
- Single visit sedation vasectomy procedures are available.
- You should not eat or drink for 8 hours prior to your procedure.
- You will need a driver on the day of your sedation vasectomy procedure.
- The scheduling deposit for single visit sedation vasectomy is not refundable because of the staff time required to schedule and coordinate your procedure.
- Payment for sedation vasectomy is expected in full at the time the procedure is scheduled.
- If you cancel or reschedule your sedation vasectomy procedure within seven (7) of being scheduled you will be charged a $500 cancellation/rescheduling fee.
For some patients, having deep IV sedation makes a great vasectomy an even better experience!
To schedule a sedation vasectomy procedure, you will need to call our office and speak with a member of our nursing staff. You cannot schedule a sedation vasectomy directly from our website.
