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Your surgeon may need to convert to an open procedure with larger incisions if there are complications. These include scar tissue from previous surgeries that make it difficult for robotic technology to complete the procedure. Risk of nerve damage and compression. Robotic malfunction, which is extremely rare.
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Read More »Procedure Details How is robotic surgery different from traditional, open surgery? The techniques your surgeon uses to carry out your procedure are similar to open surgery. The main difference is how your surgeon accesses the surgical site. Instead of large incisions, your surgeon makes small incisions. Another difference is that the surgical instruments need less space to do their job. This limits the need to push your muscle tissue and organs out of the way. What happens during robotic surgery? First, your surgeon makes one or more small incisions. Through these incisions, your surgeon places ports (thin tubes). The robot is attached to these ports and instruments are then placed through them. A long thin camera (endoscope) is placed through one of the ports. The camera provides high-definition images in 3D during the surgery. Surgical instruments are placed through the other ports, which allows the surgeon to do the operation. Your surgeon controls the robotic arm while sitting at a console a few feet away from you. An assistant stays next to you to help the surgeon by changing the instruments when needed. What are the advantages of robotic surgery? One of the main advantages is that it enables surgery through smaller incisions. Other advantages of robotic surgery include: Greater precision: The robotic arm’s movements are more exact than a human hand. And their range of motion is greater. The arms rotate instruments in tight spaces in ways that aren’t otherwise possible. The robotic arm’s movements are more exact than a human hand. And their range of motion is greater. The arms rotate instruments in tight spaces in ways that aren’t otherwise possible. Better visualization: A sophisticated camera provides magnified, high-definition views of the surgical area. It also has 3D capabilities for imaging that are superior to the naked eye. A sophisticated camera provides magnified, high-definition views of the surgical area. It also has 3D capabilities for imaging that are superior to the naked eye. Ability to do surgery inside the body: The small instruments allow surgeons to perform steps of the operation inside your body when traditionally, they would have had to make a much larger incision to do that part of the procedure outside of your body. Risks / Benefits What are the benefits of robotic surgery? With robot-assisted surgery, you may experience: Less pain during recovery.
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