Surgery Types
By Jennifer Heisler, RN, About.com Guide
How long will you be under anesthesia? How many hours will the surgery take? What will the surgeon do exactly? Necessary or optional, emergency or planned, learning more about your surgical procedure can help make you more prepared for what's to come.
Surgeries A-E
An alphabetical listing of surgical procedures A through E
- Anesthesia In Detail
- Appendectomy
- Arthroscopy Joint Surgery
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Surgeries From Cosmetic Procedures To Mastectomy
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lumpectomy Procedures
- Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
- Brow Lift Surgery
- Cataract Surgery
- Chest Tubes
- Emergency Surgery
Surgeries F-L
An alphabetical listing of surgical procedures F through L
- Facelift Surgery
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Surgery: Before, During & After
- Hemorroid Surgery & Treatments
- Hernias From Diagnosis to Surgery and Recovery
- Hip Replacement Surgery
- Hysterectomy: What You Need To Know
- Knee Replacement Surgery
- Laparotomy Surgery
- LASIK Eye Surgery
- Liposuction Surgery
Surgeries M-Z
An alphabetical listing of surgical procedures M through Z
