Minimally invasive surgery is surgery of the chest, abdomen, spine and pelvis, done with the aid of a viewing scope, and specially designed surgical instruments. The scope allows the surgeon to perform major surgery through  several tiny openings without the need for a large incision.

The benefits of minimally invasive surgery are many.  Traditional surgery often requires a lengthy hospital stay and weeks of recovery. With minimally invasive surgery, many procedures require one to two days or less in the hospital and recovery time is only days. That means you can get back to your regular routine quicker than you ever expected.

This fast recovery is possible because there are only a few small incisions requiring a stitch or two instead of a large incision through the skin and muscles. Other benefits of minimally invasive surgery are less pain, less need for post-surgical pain medication, less scarring and less likelihood for incisional complications. In some ways, less is much, much more!

View of a normal pelvis as seen through a
laparoscope