Terrence P. Murphy, MD, a cosmetic surgeon in Denver, is questioning some cosmetic surgeons’ use of “awake surgery,” involving high doses of local anesthesia without sedation, according to a release ...

Experts report that modern anesthesia supports calm, controlled recovery rather than dramatic or unusual reactions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtney Banks first discovered the “awake BBL” through an Instagram ad. The 31-year-old occupational therapist from Boynton Beach ...

The wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet technique achieved a 100% rate of success in patients undergoing endoscopic carpal tunnel release compared with a rate of success below 90% with ...

EDISON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Anuj Kapoor was able to attend his son's high school graduation in a proud and pain free moment. It is hard to believe that just a few days before, the 49-year-old was in ...

On July 15, Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine performed its second-ever awake kidney transplant. The patient was a 74-year-old man, who left the hospital after 36 hours. He shared his experience in ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Neurosurgeon Dr. Stanley Hoang, FAANS, recently performed the hospital’s first awake spine surgery. Traditionally, patients undergo general anesthesia ...

Caroline Shaw had no idea she would feel an overwhelming urge to use the bathroom in the middle of her facelift. “My face was only half done, and they asked if they could take my picture, which they ...

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have performed a kidney transplant on a patient who was awake the whole time. They say the technique used updated anesthesia methods which may now ...