Does general anesthesia make children stupid? The answer is: no! Many parents are concerned about whether general anesthesia will have a negative impact on their child’s brain, whether it will affect intelligence, memory, etc. In fact, this concern is unnecessary. At present, there are no institutions or data in the world that show that children will become stupid under regular anesthesia. Why is general anesthesia chosen for pediatric surgery? Because children are afraid of surgery, and it is difficult for children (especially those under 3 years old) to listen to the doctor and cooperate with the surgery and anesthesia, thus affecting the surgical results and aesthetics. General anesthesia allows the child to have no pain during the surgery and no memory of the procedure. Therefore, pediatric general anesthesia is a kind of protection for children both physically and psychologically. How does the anesthesiologist do pediatric anesthesia? At the beginning of the surgery, the anesthesiologist will adjust the medication to make the child quickly enter a “painless deep sleep”, but at the same time to ensure that the child has no pain during the surgery, breathing is stable, blood pressure is stable, and muscles are relaxed. The anesthesiologist will observe the child’s breathing, heartbeat and blood pressure throughout the surgery. At the end of the surgery, the child is slowly awakened from his or her “deep sleep”. If every surgery is like an airplane flight, the anesthesiologist is the “guardian angel” accompanying the child through the flight. Are there any risks associated with pediatric general anesthesia? Pediatric anesthesia is indeed riskier than adult anesthesia because children’s organs are not well developed and their compensatory functions are poorer than those of adults. However, professional pediatric anesthesiologists will carefully select the indications and master the dosage of drugs, and will carefully observe the vital signs of the child during the surgery. With professional pediatric anesthesiologists “escorting”, pediatric general anesthesia is still very safe.