Surgery usually involves a hospital stay of 2 to 4 days or longer.

It is major surgery, involving two to three days in the hospital and at least a week's rest at home.

The actual surgery involved many steps, each of which can be difficult in itself in such small children.

Not long ago, all surgeries involved cutting with a scalpel.

The surgery will involve closing a small gap between the right and left chambers of the heart.

The surgery might involve one jaw or the two jaws during the same procedure.

A potential donor must be educated about the pain and risks, including death, that the surgery involves.

Fasting is also a common practice before major surgery involving anesthesia.

Extensive facial surgery involves multiple procedures and takes several months.

Any major surgery involves the potential for complications-adverse events which increase risk, hospital stay, and mortality.