At present, there is no report on the influence of general anesthesia on children's intelligence. Anesthesiologists will choose drugs that can be used in children (there are clinical trials of drugs before drug production, and there will be suggestions for drugs at different ages). I have given anesthesia to children or newborns, and I haven't seen any effect on children's intelligence after the operation. Anesthetic drugs will be metabolized in a few hours or even dozens of minutes, and the probability of sequelae is very small. In addition, the operation time of general plastic surgery is generally short, the amount of anesthetic is very small, and the impact on the body will be very small.

The choice of operation period should be decided by the plastic surgeon. Plastic surgery such as cleft lip should be done as soon as possible.