Personally, I think any procedure using general anesthesia is major.
That being said, while I also agree the last thing the world needs is another sensationalist report from either side of the debate, that may just be the point here. A debate. It could even be an assignment. I had to write a ton of debate papers from an extreme point of view that i may not have agreed with.
I don't know the OP or if they have a history of trouble making, but the account has been dormant for over a year until this thread... could be the child of a former poster looking for research.