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The "when you wake up you won't remember this" part of hypnosis is a myth.
It actually happens
Not everyone that is hypnotized will experience amnesia though, and for the most part, amnesia is suggested or expected, but it sure doesn't seem limited to that.
That such suggestions actually work may well be a myth. On the other hand, the idea that this suggestion is often given is not. I have no experience with live hypnosis, but I have, of my curiosity, found various (purported to be) hypnosis induction soundtracks on the web, and "when you awake you will not remember this but the suggestions will continue to work" was a frequent theme. Perhaps this is life imitating the myth.
Meeeehhhh. I would bet that if you're actually reducing someone's level of consciousness, they really won't remember being semi-conscious or unconscious. They just won't process much information at all in that deep a "trance", which stops it being very useful from a psychotherapeutic perspective.