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. 2007 May;21(2):99-101.
doi: 10.1055/s-2007-979209.

Office-based plastic surgery with general anesthesia: efficiency of cost and time

Michelle A Spring  1 , David A Stoker, John Holloway, Marcia Weintraub, W Grant Stevens
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Office-based plastic surgery with general anesthesia: efficiency of cost and time

Michelle A Spring et al. Semin Plast Surg. 2007 May.

Abstract

Office-based plastic surgery with general anesthesia has several benefits compared with hospital-based surgery. Office-based procedures can be done in a safe, cost- and time-efficient manner, with improved convenience for both the surgeon and the patient. A review and discussion of outpatient plastic surgery procedures at the Marina Outpatient Surgery Center in Marina del Rey, California, was performed.

Keywords: Office-based plastic surgery; general anesthesia.

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Our facilities are completely equipped for general anesthesia and every plastic surgery procedure.
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