Advanced laparoscopy

Advanced laparoscopy differs from regular diagnostic laparoscopy in that the surgeon has the skill to continue the procedure through the smaller incisions avoiding a large abdominal incision. Patients experience a faster recovery, shorter hospital stay, and less postoperative pain with laparoscopic surgery when compared to conventional open surgery.

A surgeon trained in advanced laparoscopy has the surgical skills to perform operations that are traditionally done through a large incision. Some of these surgeries may include:

• Hysterectomy (removal of the uterus and cervix)
• Removal of large ovarian cysts
• Treatment of stage 3 and 4 endometriosis
• Removal of large fibroids
• Cutting of adhesions that are a source of pain
• Treatment of Genuine Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Pelvic floor reconstruction
• Vaginal vault prolapse
• Uterine prolapse

After laparoscopic surgery, patients will often go home the same day or the next. If these surgeries are performed through a large incision, patients often have to stay two or three nights in the hospital. In addition, the recovery time after large abdominal incisions is approximately six weeks compared to 1-2 weeks (depending on the procedure) for laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery has the added benefits of less adhesion (scar-tissue) formation and smaller (less than one inch) incisions.