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• s  happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation

• Three years ago, the American Society of Anesthesiology declared that prolonged preoperative fasting was no longer recommended.
• The preoperative prayers were said with muted strings; the ether was given with dissonance; the incision and sewing up came with a clatter of busy brass and woodwinds.
• The authors looked at studies pitting preoperative use of MRI, which relies on magnetic waves, against mammograms and similar tests that use radiation to take pictures of breast .

News & Articles

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• Toronto Plastic Surgeon Highlights Techniques to Ease Breast Augmentation Recovery
  With His Breast Augmentation Patients, Dr. Tong Utilizes Education Intensive Preoperative Consultations to Reduce Anxiety, Employs Precise Surgical Techniques to Ease Recovery, and Provides Exemplary Postoperative Care to Provide an "Extraordinary Cosmetic Surgery Experience"
  June 6, 2013 - Marketwire

Quotes

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• Mary Robinson in Austin American-Statesman (subscription)
  Because of this training, Robinson says, "if he were doing a preoperative visit, he's skilled in caring for a Roman Catholic or a Jew or a Protestant who would like to have prayer before their surgery."