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Hypnosurgery is the term given to an operation where the patient is sedated using hypnotherapy rather than traditional anaesthetics. Hypnosis for anaesthesia has been used since the 1840s where it was pioneered by the surgeon James Braid. During hypnosurgery, the hypnotherapist helps the patient control their subconscious reflexes so that they do not feel pain in the traditional sense. Patients are aware of sensation as the operation progresses and often describe a tingling or tickling sensation when pain would normally be expected. Hypnosis is used in surgery for pain management, to control spasms in the alimentary canal, during rehabilitation and as anaesthesia during operation. Hypnosedation, a combination regimen of hypnosis, local injection of analgesics and mild sedation, is more frequently used. The patients—mostly aged or other persons that run an increased risk under general anesthesia—are mildly sedated and brought in a state of increased alertness by having them listen to a story in the operation theatre. Anesthesiologists at the University of Liège in Belgium have performed over 4800 surgical interventions, mainly in ENT and thyroid treatments, over the past 10 years.〔http://www2.ulg.ac.be/anesrea/〕 The main benefit of hypnosurgery is that there are fewer side effects, and generally a patient can leave hospital sooner than if normal anaesthetics are used. A reduction in blood loss and post-operative nausea have also been recorded. Some major and minor surgeries could be performed on a patient by sending him or her into a sub-conscious state by giving appropriate suggestions in a proper way through hypnosis. This method would eliminate the complications associated with administration of anesthetics and has no side effects, physician Sreehari said. Complications due to anaesthesia cannot be identified beforehand and hence sending a patient into a sub-conscious state would eliminate complications .Like hysterectomy, dental pain, removal of localised tumours, etc. could be performed this way but when to induce the patient into a sub-conscious state has to be planned. Dr. Sreehari inducted 250 students into sub-conscious state on September 2, for about 20 minutes and entered the Guinness Book of World Records in the category of most persons anesthetised at a while .〔http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/city-doctor-suggests-use-of-hypnosis-as-anaesthesia/article7621667.ece〕 In April 2006, the British television channel More4 broadcast a live hernia hypnosurgery operation. ==Post-operative hypnosis== Hypnosis may also be helpful post-surgery in helping to facilitate faster healing in patients, with one study reporting faster tissue healing in patients who use hypnosis during surgical recovery. Several other studies have shown a psychological link with healing and recovery. In a study of patients up to seven weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure, researchers found greater healing and improvement in patients who had used hypnosis over those who only received supportive attention or standard "standard postoperative care."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「hypnosurgery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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