Is it safe for a 1 month baby to have full general anethesia during circumcision surgery?

Is it necessary?: While we do give general anesthesia to even newborns, it is typically only done for serious issues, like congenital abnormalities. It would be unusual to use general anesthesia for a circumcision. Local infiltration and/or a penile block work very well and are tolerated very well by newborns.

Not Required: There are several safe, easy and reliable options; ga is rarely necessary. Have a close look at this link, especially the last 4 or 5 paragraphs... http://www.circinfo.net/anesthesia.html.

Yes: Anesthesia is a very safe procedure even in the very small patient. There might not be a need for a full general anesthetic, this could be done with some sedation / IV medications and local anesthesia depending on your anesthesiologist.

Safe, not advisable: Modern pediatric anesthesia is incredibly safe however general anesthesia in little babies may cause some minor brain damage in some so we postpone elective surgery till after age-6-months. We apply topical anesthetic cream to penis 1/2 hour before circ, dip instruments in Lidocaine gel & give "sweetease" to suck during. Babies often sleep thru it, or give a minimal whimper. Thus no to ga.