My young patients fly into surgery dressed as superheroes. Surgery became a lot less scary for them.
· businessinsider.com
Pediatric ENT Dr. Leandro Brandão Guimarães says letting children wear superhero costumes into surgery helps ease fear and makes the experience less traumatic.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leandro Brandão Guimarães. It has been edited for length and clarity.
When I first started operating o...