Robotic Surgery - Compassionate Technology Fosters Quicker Recovery and Faster Healing

I was recently conducting some research on innovative robotics and discovered a number of amazing developments that have received significant publicity in the medical technology arena, but need some added visibility for the benefit of the general public.

Perhaps one of the most innovative developments is the introduction of the da Vinci robotic surgery system which enables a skilled surgeon to operate in a minimally invasive manner. Simply put, minimally invasive means that the less traumatic the incision required to complete the surgery, the better the outcome will be for the patient. The patient is subjected to a much shorter hospital stay, less postoperative pain is experienced, bleeding is minimized, scarring is reduced and much quicker healing is fostered. This translates into significant benefits for the patient and enables a much quicker return to the normal activities of life.

For this robotic surgery the physician sits at a console adjacent to the patient and through very small incisions into the patient inserts a micro-camera as well as micro-surgical robotic arms that then respond precisely to the movements of a skilled physicians hands.

I recently had the opportunity to speak to Dr. David McLaughlin, the Director of the Women's Specialty Health Centers P. C. in Noblesville, Indiana. Dr. McLaughlin, a gynecologist, has used the da Vinci robotic surgical system since July 2005 in a number of specialized surgical procedures and is convinced that the results provide significantly better benefits for his patients than the previous surgical methods. More importantly, his patients are of the same mind.