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Dheshnie Thangavelu, MD

Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine

750 W Broadway - 1400 Vancouver BC, V5Z 1K1 Show map

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Dheshnie Thangavelu, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist currently serving patients at Deez Skin Rejù & Pain Clinic located in Canada. In 2000, Dr. Thangavelu earned her medical degree in South Africa. In order to provide her patients with the best care, she currently specializes in facial aesthetics. Furthermore, Dr. Thangavelu serves as a faculty member at The University of British Columbia. Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine dedicated to pain relief and total care of the surgical patient before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine and pain medicine. An anesthesiologist evaluates, diagnoses, and treats all different types of pain. Pain is a wide spectrum of disorders including acute pain, chronic pain and cancer pain and sometimes a combination of these. Pain can also arise for many different reasons such as surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. Occasionally, it can even be the problem all by itself, without any obvious cause.

Education and Training

University of Witwatersrand MBBCh 1998

UKZN DA(SA) 2001

UKZN FCA(SA) 2008

Royal Collège of Physicians CA FRCPC (anesthesia) 2015

Collège of physicians (CA) MD 2014

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Dheshnie Thangavelu, MD's Expert Contributions

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Can you get breast augmentation under local anesthesia?
It would not be recommended as it can be a pretty painful procedure. There’s a lot of manipulation of the muscles under the breast tissue so it’s usually done under a general anesthesia. READ MORE
Can a sedated person hear you?
Depends on the depth of sedation. We can sometimes give you conscious sedation so you are cooperative and follow instructions, but depending on the cocktail of meds given, you will have no memory whatsoever. READ MORE
Why is my mouth so dry after anesthesia?
If you have been fasting for hours beforehand, that would be the most likely explanation. There are certain drugs that we use that do cause a dry mouth when you wake up as well. READ MORE
Can you feel surgery under local anesthesia?
You may be aware that someone is touching you or feel pressure but you will not feel any pain. READ MORE
Are you asleep for an epidural steroid injection?
No you are sitting up when the epidural is done and the steroids are injected READ MORE
Does a heart murmur affect anesthesia?
Depends on the murmur you have. Anesthesia affects your haemodynamics and if you have a pathological murmur we need to maintain the haemodynamic goals for that particular pathology. There are also complications of having a long standing, untreated murmur that can affect you have an anesthetic. READ MORE
Does anesthesia take years off your life?
Absolutely not READ MORE
What should you not do before general anesthesia?
1. It is advisable to stop smoking for at least 2 weeks before surgery as smoking delays wound healing. 2. It is also advisable to avoid alcohol for 24 hours prior to surgery. 3. Nothing to eat or drink after midnight is important so that when you are anesthetized, you don’t aspirate as that could have fatal consequences. 4. All vitamins should be stopped a week prior to bleeding as they would cause more bleeding intra operatively. 5. Recreational drugs should also be stopped even a month before as they can interfere with how you metabolize anesthetic medications and also affect your analgesic requirements. Sincerely, Dr. Thangavelu READ MORE
What anesthesia is used for childbirth?
If you are having a normal delivery and want pain relief, it would be done in the form of and epidural. If you are having an elective c section, it would be a spinal. Both are local anesthetic and you will be awake for both. The spinal just works quicker and numbs your legs whereas with the epidural, it takes time to work and you can still move your legs and even walk about. READ MORE
Is anesthesia safe for life-long smokers?
It is usually advisable to stop smoking for at least 2 weeks before surgery. This allows the cilia in your airways to regroup and be able to clear your secretions. Smokers have hyper reactive airways and would this behave like an asthmatic under anesthesia, should you be put off to sleep. Remember that if you stop smoking for 2 months, then your lungs behave as a normal non smokers lungs under anesthesia. Smoking also tends to delay wound healing which is why surgeons also recommend that you stop smoking. If your airways are reactive intraoperatively, you could end up with negative pressure pulmonary edema which is temporary, but usually requires and overnight stay in ICU on a ventilator (worst case scenario). READ MORE
Can anesthesia cause a stroke?
Anesthesia itself does not cause a stroke. However, if you have risk factors that could lead to a stroke (diabetes, smoker, hypertension), and you have an anesthetic, you could have a stroke on the table or you could have one sitting at home watching tv. READ MORE
Is anesthesia given during normal delivery?
Depends on your pain levels. It you need an epidural for your delivery, then you receive local anesthetic and some opioids which do no harm to your baby as they are going through an epidural READ MORE
How long does it take to wake up after knee surgery?
Usually you would have a spinal for your knee surgery as this has significant benefits post operatively. You would then have a little sedation and should wake up fairly quickly after the sedation is stopped. If you have a general anesthesia , you would wake up but still have some residual effects of the medication and would be kept in the recovery room for about 45 minutes or longer. It all depends on how each individual responds to the medications given. Some need more and some need less. Some patients wake up very quickly and others take a little longer to wake up. READ MORE
Is knee surgery done under local anesthesia?
If you are having a knee replacement, it is usually done under a regional - which is local anesthesia via a spinal. If it’s a reconstruction of your ACL or a knee scope it may be done under General anesthesia or spinal depending on patient, surgeon and anesthesiologist READ MORE
How soon can you walk after dental anesthesia?
You shouldn’t have any issues with walking once the immediate effects of the anesthesia have worn off. Depends on if you have anesthesia by an anesthesiologist or by the dentist in his office. READ MORE
Is special anesthesia used for seniors?
The medications are the same, just in smaller doses, and we tend to use shorter acting drugs. READ MORE
Why does my back still hurt after an epidural?
90% of the world's population will develop back problems at some point in their lives and studies have shown that it has nothing to do with the epidural. Being in labor, stretching out ligaments, delivering a baby can all contribute as can the usual wear and tear. READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Obstetrics AnesthesiaICUTraumaChronic painMigraine treatmentAestheticsPRP for pain managementHair regeneration techniques

Faculty Titles & Positions

Program director Victoria Hospital (PA,SK) 2011 - 2016
Clinical Associate Professor Saskatoon 2011 - 2017
Clinical lecturer UBC 2017 - 2019

Awards

Bev Leech - best teacher 2012 Saskatchewan

Professional Memberships

Specialists of B.C.
BCMA

Treatments

Migraine and trigger point injectionsPRP for joints, tendons and ligamentous injuries Cosmetic and facial aesthetic treatments

Teaching and speaking

Nursing conferences - AF in the recovery room

Dheshnie Thangavelu, MD's Practice location

Deez Skin Rejù & Pain Clinic

750 W Broadway - 1400 -
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1K1

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New patients: 604-362-7780

www.deezskinreju.com

Mon:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tue:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wed:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thu:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Fri:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Dheshnie Thangavelu, who serves patients in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Dr Thangavelu is a double boarded anesthesiologist with an amazing skill with needles and an incredible eye for facial aesthetics. She currently serves patients at Deez Skin Rejù in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Deez Skin Rejú is a professional aesthetic and pain therapy clinical practice employing board-certified doctors and technicians to ensure that clients receive the highest possible standards of care and attention. Services offered at the practice include: skin care, laser therapy, pain therapy, hair restoration, beauty aesthetics, and body sculpting.

A 1998 graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in South Africa, Dr. Thangavelu is certified in aesthetics with Botox & fillers, PRP for facials, hair loss and P shots, mesotherapy, sclerotherapy, PDO threads for non surgical face lifts, interventional pain medicine, as well as Botox for migraines, depression, and TMJ disorders. Her training in aesthetics is mainly from the United States & Canada and she is continually training and learning more advanced therapies for pain and aesthetics.

Licenced to practice in three countries (Canada, United Kingdom, and South Africa), Dr. Thangavelu comes with years of experience. She still practices anesthesia to keep up her skills and teaches residents and medical students as a Clinical Instructor within the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia.

In addition to being a Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, she is a member of Specialists of BC and Doctors of BC.

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure, and temperature, they measure the patient’s respiration.