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On the day of your operation, you will be asked to put on a surgical gown. |
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You may receive a sedative by mouth and |
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an intravenous line may be put in. |
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You will then be transferred to the operating table. |
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Your doctor will scrub thoroughly and will apply an antiseptic solution to the skin around the area where the incision will be made. |
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Place a sterile drape around the operative site and |
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will administer anesthesia. In the case of local anesthesia, the surgeon will inject more than one spot - to make sure that the entire area is thoroughly numb. |
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Or in the case of a spinal, the anesthetic will be injected into the small of your back. |
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After allowing a few minutes for the anesthetic to take effect, the surgeon will make a shallow incision. |
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The next incision dissects through the fatty tissue and muscle layers to reveal the operative area. |
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The surgeon will continue, repairing or removing tissues as necessary. |
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When the procedure is complete, the muscle layers and other tissues are sewn together |
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and the skin is closed with sutures or staples. |
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Finally, one or more sterile dressings are applied. |
