I went to my primary care physician about
a growth on my scalp, which he called a
hemangioma, and then sent me to another
doctor to remove it. This other doctor
says that I need to have a "light" general
anesthesia applied during the removal
process, but to me it seems like a local
anesthesia would be less risky and work
just as well (I have friends who have had
similar removals off of the scalp and only
a local was used ... I even asked a friend
who is a doc in another state and she said
it sounded like overkill and does add more
risk for me). So, my main question is
should I just go get a second opinion and
would it be better to go to a
dermatologist? Also, the doc who wants to
uses this "light" general stated to me
that "there are no more risks involved for
a 'light' general than would be for a
local" ... is that statement true?
