Patient Education
Anaesthesia Guides
Honest, plain-language guides to anaesthesia and perioperative safety. Each explains what happens, how the decision is made, what the evidence-based precautions are, and the questions worth asking before you consent to an anaesthetic.
All Guides
10 guides to anaesthesia, monitoring and recovery
- What Anaesthesia Is and the Types Used in Plastic and Aesthetic SurgeryAnaesthesia Basics
- The Pre-Anaesthetic Assessment: What Your Anaesthetist Needs to KnowPre-assessment
- Fasting Before Anaesthesia: Why the Rule Is Not NegotiableFasting Safety
- Monitoring During Surgery: What Happens While You Are AsleepIntraoperative Monitoring
- Risks of Anaesthesia and How They Are ReducedRisks and Safety
- Waking Up and the Recovery Room: What to ExpectRecovery Room
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Why It HappensAfter-Effects
- Pain Management After Surgery: Classes of Analgesia and Regional BlocksPain Management
- Anaesthesia for Children and for Older PatientsAcross the Ages
- Who Gives Your Anaesthesia and What to Ask ThemYour Anaesthetist
Ask about your anaesthetic before the day
Reach out to arrange a pre-anaesthetic assessment or to ask a question about your plan. The anaesthetist will review your heart, lungs, airway, medication and previous anaesthetics, explain which technique is proposed and why, and set out the honest limits — including the possibility that the safest decision is to postpone.