My mom is 66 and has severe asthma. She's had a pleomorphic adenoma in her parotid gland for 20 years and was advised to get a superficial parotidectomy. But her pulmonologist said local anesthesia would be safer due to her lung condition. We're in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh can you recommend a surgeon who can do this procedure under local anesthesia?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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6+ Yrs

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For superficial parotidectomy under local anesthesia, consult major ENT hospitals in Visakhapatnam‚Äîseek anesthesiologist with high-risk surgery experience.

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Answered 14/08/2025

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