Courtney Banks, 31, tells PEOPLE about being awake during her BBL procedure, which she likens to "going to the dentist" Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a ...

Eons ago, when human surgery and anaesthesia were at their infancy, people endured surgical procedures ... Advantages of being awake during surgery also spill over into the recovery period.

An Oregon cancer patient was “awake and conscious” when his face caught on fire during surgery — leaving him permanently disfigured, according to his family’s $900,000 lawsuit. John ...

an occupational therapist in Boynton Beach, Florida, chose to get plastic surgery clinic Squlpt's Awake BBL procedure ... BBLs,' Courtney said. 'Some people even told me I was the reason for ...

Courtney Banks, 31, tells PEOPLE about being awake during her BBL procedure, which she likens to "going to the dentist" ...

Awake brain surgery ... and sensation, during the operation. The doctor checks improvement in symptoms and confirms with patient during DBS surgery.” Monitor functions: By asking to perform ...

The family of an Oregon man whose face caught on fire during surgery while he was 'awake and conscious' is suing the hospital where the incident took place for nearly $1million. John Michael ...

I felt invisible," says Williams-Paisley, who is opening up about her ordeal for the first time in this week's PEOPLE ... hour surgery in August — and all the while she remained awake.