All about anaesthesia most people experience an anaesthetic at some time in their lives and some undergo anaesthesia many times it is normal for people to be uneasy about having an anaesthetic modern anaesthesia is very safe and modern surgery would not be possible without developments in anaesthesia. Anaesthesia is given to patients so that surgery and other medical procedures can be carried out safely and without pain the word anaesthesia means loss of sensation people under anaesthetic will lose feelings of pain and other sensations anaesthesia can be relatively simple like numbing an area around a tooth during dental treatment or something more complex like using . All about anaesthesia what is an anaesthetist anaesthetic medications types of anaesthesia patient information patient information pamphlets preparing for your anaesthetic preparing your child during your anaesthetic after your anaesthetic going home faqs common fears possible complications questions to ask what you can do to help common complaints is there a problem what will it cost