Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive pre-operative assessment for elective and reconstructive plastic surgery patients.
• Develop individualized anesthesia plans tailored to cosmetic, reconstructive, and microsurgical procedures.
• Administer general anesthesia, total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA), and regional anesthesia as indicated.
• Provide anesthesia support for long-duration aesthetic surgeries (e.g., liposuction, abdominoplasty, facelifts, breast surgery).
• Maintain strict airway management and patient safety in prone, supine, and complex positioning cases.
• Monitor and maintain hemodynamic stability, fluid balance, and temperature regulation during prolonged procedures.
• Manage blood loss and coordinate transfusion strategies when required.
• Ensure smooth emergence from anesthesia with minimal postoperative complications (nausea, pain, agitation).
• Provide effective post-operative analgesia including regional blocks and multimodal pain control.
• Manage perioperative complications in collaboration with surgical and nursing teams.
• Participate in outpatient pre-anesthesia clinics for aesthetic surgery patients.
• Ensure adherence to safety standards, infection control, and plastic surgery protocols.
• Maintain accurate and detailed anesthesia records.
• Support day surgery and ambulatory anesthesia pathways for cosmetic procedures.

Clinical Expertise

• Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) for cosmetic surgery
• Airway management in prolonged elective procedures
• Regional anesthesia techniques for plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Fluid management and blood conservation strategies
• Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prevention protocols

Work Settings

• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Operating Theatres
• Aesthetic Surgery Centers
• Day Surgery Units
• Post-Anesthesia Care Units (PACU)