title: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, South Side, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Botta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006991:Hypnosis, Anesthetic / Q000379:methods*; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012648:Self Care; D014167:Transference, Psychology