Types of anesthetic
•General
•Regional
•Local
General
In general anesthesia, you are unconscious and have no awareness or other sensations.
Regional
Injection near a cluster of nerves to numb the area of your body that requires surgery.
Local
Injected into the tissue to numb just the specific location of your body requiring minor surgery.
Advantages
Anesthetic reduces the intraoperative patient awareness and recall , It allows the proper muscle relaxation for the prolonged periods of time , It facilitates complete control of the airway , the breathing, and the circulation , It can be used in cases of sensitivity to the local anesthetic agent , It can be administered without moving the patient from the supine position .
Disadvantage
The side effects of the anesthesia can occur during the surgery or procedure , or afterward , The side effects vary , depending on what kind of anesthesia you have the general , the regional or the local .