Laparoscopic Surgery
What is Laparoscopic Surgery?
Laparoscopy is a type of surgery that uses smaller cuts than you might expect. The laparoscope, a thin instrument with a tiny camera and light on the end, gives the procedure its name. A surgeon may view what is happening inside of you on a video display after inserting it into your body through a tiny cut. They would have needed to create a far larger entrance if not for those tools. Your surgeon won’t have to delve inside your body either because of specialized tools. Less cutting is also a result of this.
Have you heard of “minimally invasive” procedures? One type is laparoscopic surgery. It was initially utilized by doctors for gynecological and gallbladder surgeries. The liver, intestines, and other organs then came into play
How It’s Done
Before the invention of this method, a surgeon operating on a patient’s abdomen had to create a 6- to 12-inch-long cut. They had enough space to observe what they were doing and access whatever they needed to work on thanks to this.
In laparoscopic surgery, the doctor creates a number of tiny incisions. They often measure no more than a half-inch each. Keyhole surgery is sometimes used to refer to this procedure. The camera and surgical tools are inserted through tubes that are inserted through each opening. The surgery is then carried out by the surgeon.
Benefits
Working this way has several advantages compared with traditional surgery. Because it involves less cutting:
- Smaller scars
- Less pain and less pain medication
- Less bleeding
- Less time in the hospital