The words tijera and tijeras can be used interchangeably in Spanish to refer to a single pair of scissors.
Both IV sedation (twilight) and general anesthesia are used commonly for cosmetic or plastic surgery. Regardless of technique, the patient's vital signs must be monitored, which include but not limited to heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate.
There are three different types of anesthesia: 1  Local Anesthesia: You are awake, and a medication is injected into the skin to numb or block pain in a specific site of the body (for example, removal of a mole on a person's back).