Recent reaserch suggests that a anesthesia can have a severe impact on the mental and physical development of the child. Exposure to general anesthesia on infants and children below 10 years can make the kids more prone to developmental disorders.

 

Though these findings are  preliminary and must be confirmed, there is a fair chance that this is true. Columbia University professor of anesthesiology and pediatrics Lena S. Sun, MD, tells one of medical and health related websites.  

To confirm it, Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons examined the medical records of 625 children who had been exposed to general anesthesia during surgery and 5,000 children who had no history of exposure.