Awake Surgeries Offer Quicker, Cheaper Option For Patients

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Do you need surgery for something simple, but have been putting it off because you don’t want to be put under?
Now, there’s a potential solution in the form of a cheaper, quicker option to get you in and out of the operating room in no time.
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