Laparoscopic surgery or Keyhole surgery
Laparoscopic surgery or Keyhole surgery is a technique that allows the surgeon to perform a procedure inside the body through a small incision in the skin. Some people refer to keyhole surgery as laparoscopic surgery, as it involves the use of an imaging instrument called a laparoscope to show what is inside the body.
Over the years, innovations in surgery have made it safer than ever before. However, depending on the nature of the surgery, many will still have a significant recovery period, during which time the patient may find themselves needing to rest, in pain, or otherwise negatively affected.
Now the time many surgeries can now be performed by laparoscopically, including surgeries for:
- Obesity
- Colon conditions
- Hernia
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Restorative proctocolectomy
- Some tumors
- Achalasia
- Groin pain
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- GERD
- Diverticulitis
- Gallstones
What are the benefits of keyhole surgery?
By far the biggest benefit of keyhole surgery is the fact that the incisions required are so much smaller. Patients who are required to stay in hospital after their surgery are often allowed home much faster. The smaller incisions also reduce the risk of complications, and shorten the recovery time after the surgery. Working this way has several advantages compared with traditional surgery. Because it involves less cutting:
- You have smaller scars.
- You get out of the hospital quicker
- You’ll feel less pain while the scars heal, and they heal quicker.
- You get back to your normal activities sooner.
- You may have less internal scarring.
To find out more about how laparoscopic surgery works, and its advantages, Make an appointment with our experienced laparoscopic surgeons in Vasundhara Health Care. Call 099101 43346