Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic Surgery is a new advancement in bariatric surgical technology. Utilizing the new techniques offered by this technology, surgery has become less invasive and more comfortable and precise.

How it works...

Utilizing the laparoscopes and a video camera allows the surgeon to see more and reach different angles in the abdominal cavity with more ease. Traditional open surgery uses a large instrument to retract the opening and can cause accidental injuries to other organs like the spleen or liver. By using the camera and small scopes, these injuries are greatly reduced.

The advantages of laparoscopic surgery over traditional open surgery are tremendous. Laparoscopic surgery uses multiple tiny incisions ranging between ¼ to ½ inches instead of the long incisions in traditional open techniques which range from 4 to 12 inches. This allows laparoscopy to reduce the chance of:

• Wound infections
• Wound disruption
• Incisional hernias
• Scarring and disfiguring associated with long incisions

These multiple small incisions are also less painful to the patient and allow the patient to breathe easier and deeper after the procedure. This reduces the chance of:

• Pneumonia
• Atelectasis (collapse of air sacs in lungs)
• Respiratory failure

Laparoscopic surgeries, General or Bariatric, in experienced hands have produced safer, more effective results than the traditional open technique.