The laser's calibration is checked by two technicians and the doctor before surgery begins.

"I will feel better about myself," Alana said shortly before the surgery began.

Years ago, hospitals found that patients put on antibiotics a few hours before the surgery began were less likely to develop an infection later.

For better or for worse, major surgery had begun.

The surgery begins, he said, with the peeling away of dead, blackened skin.

Once the diagnosis was confirmed, the baby was given a few hours to stabilize before the surgery began.

Before the surgery even began, she was set to be in a dance competition with Tsun as her partner.

The hospital began shaking down Prudence's family for more money before the surgery could begin.

Just before the surgery began, a tube was inserted into the patient's nose.

The participants had suffered from Parkinson's for an average of 13.8 years when the surgeries began in May 1995.