Surgeons: Life in Their Hands Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4

Airdate: 2025-Oct-05

Episode summary:

Patient Robert is contemplating brain surgery - involving the insertion of electrodes into his brain - to treat his debilitating, medication-resistant epilepsy. Former truck driver Gary is gearing up for yet another medical procedure to address complications arising from a lifetime of sun exposure and a previous skin cancer diagnosis. The removal of his lymph nodes is essential, but will it pave the way for recovery? And in the emergency room, a deep cut in backpacker Ruby's hand needs immediate attention.

About Surgeons: Life in Their Hands series:

Fly-on-the-wall series following the patients and staff at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia