Tracheostomy Procedure:
- You lie facing up. A nurse cleans your chest and neck with a germ-killing antiseptic.
- An anesthesiologist gives you general anesthesia to make you sleep so you don’t feel any pain. Once you’re asleep, the surgeon will cut into the skin on the lower half of your neck between your larynx and the top of your chest.
- They part the muscle below and may need to move or cut the thyroid gland to get to your windpipe.
- Then, the surgeon cuts a hole in your windpipe and puts in the tube. Stitches, surgical tape, or a Velcro strap will hold it in place.