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Few things make people as anxious as the prospect of surgery.
Much of it certainly is, but don't let dazzling new procedure tempt you to make a quick decision. It's easy for patients to get swept away by it. The biggest mistake is that people devote little time looking for alternatives. The likelihood of surgery increases with age, and women are operated on more than are men. Many of the procedures are diagnostic-that is, done to figure out what's wrong with a person.