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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...