Stressful experience may result in the inception of asthma, exacerbations, and. inadequate control. In this article we explore the relationship between psy-. chologic stress as an exacerbating factor of asthma and the mechanisms through. which this relationship may exist.
That sort of thing takes months or years. As for brain surgery, many last several hours. If done right, the type of brain surgery known as Deep Brain Stimulation takes at least six or seven hours, to implant electrodes in the target area of the brain.
3. How long does the surgery take, and what is the recovery time? Time will depend upon the extent of the procedure. For some patients, mini-facelifts can be done in under two hours. Standard facelifts usually take three to four hours and may take up to six when combined with eyelid or brow surgery. Since a facelift is by definition a relatively superficial operation (no bones are broken), a longer surgery has little detriment to the patient.