Awake surgery, or conscious surgery, is a procedure in which patients stay conscious during the operation with the help of regional or local anesthesia. Dr Ravi Kesari, internal medicine ...

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While undergoing awake brain surgery, 36-year-old mother Selena Campione sang her and her daughters' favorite Taylor Swift songs to get through the procedure. IE 11 is not supported.