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HYPNOSURGERY LIVE. April 2006
A hernia operation is performed under hypnosis live on More4.

Hypnosurgery Live: about the programme

Mon 10 April 2006 9pm-11pm
Investigation into the possibility of using hypnosis to reduce the use of anaesthetic in surgery

Interview with surgeon

Tom Hennigan talks to More4 about his preparations for tonight's operation and how his views on hypnosurgery

About the hypnotist

Dr John Butler is an approved hypnotherapy instructor with British Society of Hypnotherapists (est 1950) and American Council of Hypnotist Examiners

Hernias: the facts

Info, facts and figures about hernias and also anaesthesia

Close-up of an eye, with a white dove flying nearby

Hypnosis as therapy

More about this form of psychotherapy that uses altered states of awareness to achieve a therapeutic end result

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Would you undergo an operation while under hypnosis?
Absolutely not
Yes
Possibly - depends on the op