Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery uses the most innovative techniques to produce excellent surgical results with smaller incisions, far less tissue damage, and less pain than open (traditional) surgery. With minimally invasive surgery, procedures generally require less time in the hospital, and recovery is faster and easier.
At Arizona Preferred Surgeons we offer two kinds of advanced minimally invasive surgery.
Laparoscopic Surgery
In laparoscopic surgery, your surgeon creates between one and four buttonhole-sized incisions in your skin. They place a thin tubular tool (laparoscope) through one incision.
The laparoscope is equipped with a tiny video camera that sends real-time video of the surgery site to a gurney-side monitor. Your surgeon views the monitor while performing the surgery.
Robot-assisted Surgery
The da Vinci® robot-assisted surgery is a variation of laparoscopic surgery. The surgery involves the same basic approach (tiny incisions and specialized tools, but your surgeon sits at a state-of-the-art console instead. From the console, your surgeon controls the robotic arms. The robotic arm never moves without a command from your surgeon. The surgical console has a monitor with 10-times magnification for ultraclear views of the surgical site.
Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery also offers the surgeon an expanded range of motion and stability. The robotic arms can rotate in a complete circle, unlike the human hand. And the da Vinci system features tremor filtration technology to help your surgeon smoothly control the robotic arms with peak efficiency.
Both minimally invasive surgery approaches offer impressive advantages, which is why minimally invasive techniques are almost always preferred where possible.