What are the advantages of robotic surgery?
A. Patients experience less pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times than they do in traditional surgery. Because the surgeon operates through three to four small incisions (1/3- to 1/2-inch in size) the patient is spared the scarring and pain that is characteristic of large incisions. Traditional minimally invasive surgeries present some technical limitations for the surgeon. Working with the robotic surgery system gives the surgeon better dexterity, precision and visibility in performing complex surgeries.
