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 ...

New breakthroughs in awake surgery are opening up a world ... positions they can take in different people. For Capone, the idea of being awake during her operation was more intriguing than scary ...

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 ...

On average, 25,000 people will receive a kidney ... John Nicholas is the very first known patient to be awake during his own kidney transplant surgery. “They called out my name and told me ...

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

Nicholas was completely aware and awake during his surgery, but experienced “no ... This new option may increase access to transplantation for people who are at high risk of complications ...

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here ... t authorized to administer general anesthesia. The idea of being awake during surgery can certainly be alarming, but due to the ease and reduced costs ...

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ... The idea of being awake during surgery can certainly be alarming, but due to the ease and reduced costs of awake BBLs ...

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