Dr. Paul J Fronapfel M.D.
Anesthesiologist
200 Providence Rd Suite 101 Charlotte NC, 28207About
Dr. Paul Fronapfel is an anesthesiologist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Fronapfel ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Fronapfel also might help manage pain after an operation.
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How long does it take for anesthesia to kick in?
About 10 seconds. READ MORE
Can you breathe on your own during general anesthesia?
Yes and no. It depends on what is needed for the surgery. Sometimes the surgeon needs your muscles to be relaxed to facilitate the surgery. In this case, a ventilator breathes for you. Other times you breathe on your own or with slight assistance from the ventilator. "Artists are the people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide." -Donald Woods Winnicott READ MORE
Why do you vomit after anesthesia?
Anesthetic gases and opioids both trigger neural receptors that can cause vomiting. READ MORE
Is general anesthesia safe for dental work?
Yes, if it’s administered by someone specifically trained in anesthesia. READ MORE
Are you awake during varicocele surgery?
Not typically. READ MORE
Can you get general anesthesia for a vasectomy?
Yes, but it’s rarely necessary. READ MORE
What anesthesia is used for childbirth?
Could be nothing, oral or IV pain meds, nitrous gas, or a labor epidural. READ MORE
What type of anesthesia is used for a facelift?
Typically general anesthesia with a breathing tube, but it varies from one surgeon and anesthesiologist to the next. READ MORE
What are the disadvantages of local anesthesia?
This depends on what you’re defining as local anesthesia. In our world, the term “local” when used as an anesthetic type means that the surgeon injects local anesthetic at the surgical site and we are not involved. Having a local anesthetic for the surgery itself under the practice of anesthesia we call ‘regional anesthesia” and this typically includes sedation for both the nerve block and the surgical procedure. READ MORE
How does high blood sugar affect anesthesia?
Not much at all. It does affect healing though. READ MORE
How do you flush anesthesia out of your body?
Everything we use will be processed and eliminated within minutes to hours. But you can speed the process a bit with deep breathing and hydration…but minimally. READ MORE
Can anesthesia cause personality changes?
Unlikely, but probably not impossible READ MORE
What are the complications of local anesthesia?
Typically nothing. Anytime skin contact is made and the skin broken with a procedure there is a risk of bleeding infection or damage to other structures or the medication not adding up in the bra proper spot. READ MORE
How is anesthesia different for people with serious illnesses?
Our job is to pick the anesthetic best tailored to the patient with consideration of all their illnesses and comorbidities. Sometimes that might mean different medications, fewer medications, lower doses, or possibly different techniques like nerve blocks with sedation versus general anesthesia. READ MORE
What type of anesthesia is used for total hip replacement?
Can be either spinal or general. The choice depends upon the surgeon and patient and anesthesiologist developing the desired plan. Paul Jacob Fronapfel, M.D. READ MORE
What type of anesthesia is used for toe surgery?
It could be anything from sedation with local by the surgeon, to a nerve block with sedation, to a general anesthetic. The choice depends upon the particular surgery, what the surgeon wants, and what you want. Paul Jacob Fronapfel, M.D. READ MORE
What type of anesthesia is used for prostate surgery?
Typically a general anesthetic. If the procedure is open, versus laparoscopic, spinal anesthesia is an option. READ MORE
What type of anesthesia is used for foot surgery?
It depends on the surgery, the surgeon, and the surgical technique. Could be anything from sedation and local anesthetic to a nerve block with sedation, to a General anesthetic READ MORE
What type of anesthesia is used for elbow surgery?
This depends upon the surgeon, the particular surgery, and your choice. Some elbow surgeries are done with local anesthetic and sedation, others with a general anesthetic, or with a nerve block and sedation. Sometimes a nerve block is used for postop pain control and a general anesthetic for the surgery itself READ MORE
What type of anesthesia is used for kidney stone surgery?
It depends on the specific surgery, but typically general anesthesia with a breathing tube. Spinal or epidural anesthesia is an option, but rarely selected by patients. READ MORE
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