Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

When the breastbone (sternum) is cut, it takes 2 months for this bone to heal; the patient has to lie on their back, must not cough, and must not strain their arms. However, no bone is cut in this procedure performed through the armpit. In this way, the patient can sleep on their side a few days after the surgery, get out of bed on their own, drive a vehicle, and the risk of infection is very low.

In order to perform this aesthetic and comfortable surgery, the patient's lung functions must be very good (since the surgery is performed by deflating one lung), and they must not have undergone a major lung surgery or radiation therapy from the right chest cavity before. It is successfully applied to patients whose anatomy is suitable according to the necessary tests.

The incision is only 4-5 centimeters and is hidden exactly in the under-breast fold in women, and on the side of the nipple line in men. When viewed from the outside or from the front in front of a mirror, the surgery scar is almost invisible (Cosmetic/Aesthetic Heart Surgery).