No changes necessary. No changes necessary. Put on surgical gown. If a general anesthetic is used, you will feel temporary pain when the intravenous solution is started to induce anesthesia. After that, you will not experience pain.
Discomfort disappears when the test is finished.
Equipment used Antiseptic solution. Local or general anesthetic. Long, thin needle. The procedure can be a needle biopsy or an open biopsy. The anesthetic is administered.