What are the advantages of having a laparoscopic myomectomy?
Laparoscopic myomectomy is removing the fibroids by using laparoscopic surgical techniques. Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive procedure, usually performed as outpatient surgery under general anesthesia. It has revolutionized gynecological surgery because of a shortened hospital stay, better cosmetic appearance, and quick recovery. In laparoscopic surgery, surgeons use electronic eyes (a highly sensitive video camera) instead of their own eyes to do surgery. With a very bright light from a laparoscope directly shining over the surgical field, the operative site is greatly magnified onto several high resolution TV monitors. Heightened visibility of the operative field affords the surgeon to identify and dissect within the right surgical planes more precisely and easily, thus avoiding unnecessary tissue trauma and greatly reducing blood loss during surgery. Because the incisions are small, recuperation is usually associated with minimal discomfort. Since the abdominal cavity is
