Hypnosurgery Live

Mon 10 April 2006 9pm-11pm.
A serious investigation into the possibility of using hypnosis to reduce or even replace the use of anaesthetic in surgery.

Presented by Sarah Smith, this two hour special asks whether hypnosis should be more widely available to people unsuited to, too weak for, or afraid of conventional anaesthetics.

The programme includes discussion and debate as well as live and archive examples of the efficacy of hypnosis in a surgical context, and culminates in a live hernia operation being performed under hypnosis with no anaesthetic at all.

Should the technique be more widely available in the NHS? Could it potentially save lives, offer wider patient choice and speed the recovery process?

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P2: The difference between medical and stage hypnosis. Read more
P3 The history of hypnosis in surgery. Read more