4 Important Advantages of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Because muscles and membranes are cut extensively in open surgeries, terrible wound pain is experienced post-operatively. In minimally invasive surgery, however, muscle fibers are not cut; the instruments merely pass between them. Therefore, the pain the patient feels upon waking up is extremely mild, and they have much less need for heavy painkillers.

While a patient undergoing open surgery may stay in the hospital for up to 5-7 days; in minimally invasive surgeries, the patient generally stands up and walks on the evening of the same day, and can return home (and to work life) completely independently within 1-2 days.

Because there is no massive wound (incision), the body's contact with microbes in the external environment is close to zero (the risk of infection is low). Furthermore, since high-resolution cameras make even the tiniest blood vessels inside appear giant, bleeding control is performed much more flawlessly compared to open surgery.

Instead of a large, thick scar full of stitch marks stretching from one end of your abdomen to the other; you are left with only 3-4 tiny, dot-sized scars hidden in the bikini line or the belly button. These scars also fade within a few months, becoming almost invisible.