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Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery includes procedures are performed through tiny incisions instead of one large opening or your natural body openings, like your urinary tube. Because the incisions are small, patients tend to have quicker recovery times and less discomfort than with conventional surgery — all with the same benefits.
When you have minimally invasive surgery, you’re likely to lose less blood and have less postoperative pain, fewer and smaller scars, and a faster recovery than you would after open surgery. Depending on your condition, you may need only a short hospital stay.
Robotic surgery has revolutionized how we treat cancer patients and those requiring reconstructive surgery because it allows surgeons to replicate complex open surgery through small incisions.
The robotic instruments have “wristed” joints that mimic human hand movement and even beyond. This unique feature takes laparoscopy to a new level of precision with better vision for the surgeon and ability to operate in tight corners of the body like the pelvis. Learn more…
Laparoscopic surgery is often referred to as “key hole” surgery. This means that the surgery is done through small cuts in the skin. Through one cut, a small camera is placed in the belly of the patient to see the inside organs. Air is also placed inside the belly to give more space for the operation. The rest of the instruments like scissors or graspers are also placed inside the belly through small cuts in the skin. The surgery typically is done through at least three small cuts in the skin, but at times may require more small cuts and in some cases, less.
Single-site surgery refers to a type of laparoscopic surgery where the camera and all the other instruments are placed through one cut in the skin.