“The second time, I stayed the night after surgery and then went home — and I could walk right away, without a limp.”

Marilyn Cicciu had both hips replaced. Her second surgery, performed at Baptist Beaches by Drs. John Von Thron and Dale Whitaker using the anterior approach, meant just one night in the hospital and immediate walking — compared with five nights and six weeks of restrictions the first time. “My hip replacement eliminated my pain, and I was up and walking around immediately. I’m just delighted.”