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ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2025

Safety Profile of 4,397 Consecutive Intravenous Sedations in Office-Based Esthetic Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Audit.

Keisuke Matsumura, Takahiko Tamura, Kohki Okumura, Yusuke Funakoshi, Hiroo Teranishi

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Keisuke MatsumuraTCB Umeda Osaka Ekimae Clinic Tokyo Chuo Beauty Clinic K's Square, Building 3F, 2-8-15 Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0057, Japan. dr.matsumura.keisuke@tcb.or.jp.ORCID 0009-0001-7312-3728
Takahiko TamuraTCB Umeda Osaka Ekimae Clinic Tokyo Chuo Beauty Clinic K's Square, Building 3F, 2-8-15 Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0057, Japan.
Kohki OkumuraTCB Umeda Osaka Ekimae Clinic Tokyo Chuo Beauty Clinic K's Square, Building 3F, 2-8-15 Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0057, Japan.
Yusuke FunakoshiMedical Frontier Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroo TeranishiTCB Umeda Osaka Ekimae Clinic Tokyo Chuo Beauty Clinic K's Square, Building 3F, 2-8-15 Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0057, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntravenous sedation (IVS) is widely used in office-based esthetic surgery, yet large-scale safety data from private clinics are scarce. This study quantified IVS utilization and evaluated perioperative safety in a high-volume Japanese cosmetic center.

methodsA retrospective review was conducted of all consecutive procedures performed under IVS between November 2020 and December 2024 at a single clinic. Eligibility was restricted to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I-II patients. Propofol was the first-line sedative; midazolam was substituted for documented egg or soy allergy. Standard monitoring (ECG, noninvasive blood pressure, SpO

conclusionsAmong 4,397 office-based esthetic procedures, IVS directed by non-anesthesiologist surgeons achieved a major complication rate of zero and a low incidence of minor events. Strict ASA I-II selection, continuous physiologic monitoring, and a weight-adjusted depth titration protocol can provide international-level safety in a private outpatient setting. Multicenter prospective studies are warranted to validate these findings and refine recovery benchmarks. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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Ambulatory Surgical ProceduresHypnotics and SedativesPropofolAdultAgedFemaleHumansJapanMaleMidazolamMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultHypnotics and SedativesMidazolamPropofolIntravenous sedationPatient safetyPropofol

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