Posted July 01, 2009 in Blog, Plastic Surgery in the News, Rhinoplasty, Uncategorized
When performing rhinoplasty and other surgical procedures at The Encino Outpatient Surgery Center, our anesthesiologists inject Diprivan (Propofol) into the IV line to “put the patient to sleep” for the surgery. When monitored by an anesthetist in an operating room, Diprivan is a very safe and effective medication to let patients be asleep, not feel anything, not remember anything, and yet when dosed properly patients are able to continue to breathe on their own without the need for ventilator support. Most importantly, patients awake from the anesthesia quickly and without side effects the great majority of the time. Michael Jackson had been suffering from insomnia and faced with an upcoming London tour, was desperate for help in sleeping. I am saddened to hear that Diprivan was reportedly found in Michael Jackson’s Bel Air home after his recent death. Unfortunately for Mr. Jackson, he again found a way to bend medical standards, and apparently “professionals” who could not say no to the allure of his fame and money. Ironically, the same drug used safely many times each day in the surgery center located just two blocks away from a home where one of the world’s most famous people once lived, may have contributed to his death in combination with other drugs.
