PubMed · 10554378
Self-hypnosis as anesthesia for liposuction surgery.
Abstract
This article demonstrates how the surgeon performs a major surgical procedure on himself using self-hypnosis as the means of anesthesia and pain control. The hypnotic techniques used by the author for self hypnosis are reviewed. These include glove anesthesia and transference; the switch technique; dissociation; positive imagery; as well as the specific post-hypnotic suggestions used by the surgeon during the operative procedure.
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S A Botta. 1999. Self-hypnosis as anesthesia for liposuction surgery.. https://doi.org/10.1080/00029157.1999.10404227
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