What type of anaesthesia is used for abdominoplasty? - Abdominoplasty (Tummy tuck) - Forums & Discussion 

Most of the time it is done under general anaesthesia, although sometimes it can be done with regional block anaesthesia that requires a "high" epidural. Under no circumstances it can be done with local anaesthesia, since the large area to be treated overcomes by far the dosage of local anaesthesia that can be used with security.

I prefere local anesthesia in a tumescent technique with general sedation

It could be done under General, Spinal or Epidural anaesthesia. Spinal and epidural falls under Regional Ananesthesia. I have not used Local anaesthesia.

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general anesthesia is commonly used,spinal or local to a lesser extent.

Always general anaesthesia.

only general anaesthesia

It normally is performed under general, however, some surgeons prefer spinal block