I&#x27;m in the US. Had mine removed when I was 17 before they broke through the surface, I think. They offered general* and local anesthetic. I asked for general, but nobody told me you couldn&#x27;t eat or drink anything in the 18 hours or so before the surgery, so they ended up using local. It was a pretty quick procedure.<p>* It might have been sedation they offered, not general anesthesia.