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September 19, 2007. A short session of hypnosis before a surgical intervention to treat the breast cancer would include several advantages for the patients. This technique would have the effect of decreasing the pain, the discomfort, the nauseas, fatigue and the emotional unrests associated to intervention.

It is what of the researchers of the service of oncology of the Mount Sinai School bring back Medicine of, in New York, that led a test clinique1 by 200 women who had to undergo a mammary surgery. Just before intervention, the patients spent 15 minutes alone together with a psychologist is for a session of hypnosis or the empathetic support (group witness).

Compared to those of the group witness, the patients of the hypnosis group would have needed less strong doses of analgesic (lidocaïne) and of sedative (propofol) during intervention. They assured to feel less pain, of discomfort, nauseas, fatigue and emotional unrests following the operation, also.

Of savings

The sessions of hypnosis would also have allowed the hospital to save close to 800 $by patient since the women of that group required less care than the other after the operation. The researchers took account of the real costs of the medicines used and of the staff required by each of the patients in their calculation.

The session of hypnosis consisted in exercises guided of muscular and psychic relaxation. The psychologist used techniques of mental imagery and hypnotic suggestion. The participants also received some indications to practice the self-hypnosis after the surgical intervention in order to master the pain, the nauseas and fatigue.

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