This type of surgery uses specialized technology and small incisions instead of large cuts.
Doctors use robot-assisted systems or advanced cameras and instruments to perform procedures with extreme precision, minimal pain, and faster recovery.

🧠 The Two Main Types

🦾 Robotic Surgery

• Surgeons control a robotic system (such as the Da Vinci Surgical System) to perform complex operations.
• The robot’s arms can move with greater precision and flexibility than human hands.
• Used in urology, gynaecology, cardiac, oncology, and gastrointestinal surgeries.

Examples:

• Robotic Prostatectomy (Prostate Cancer)
• Robotic Hysterectomy (Uterus Removal)
• Robotic Kidney Transplant
• Robotic Heart Bypass

Benefits:

• Smaller incisions
• Less blood loss
• Reduced infection risk
• Faster recovery & hospital discharge
• More precise surgical results

🔬 Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic Surgery)

• Performed through tiny keyhole incisions using a laparoscope (a thin tube with a camera and light).
• The surgeon operates by viewing magnified images on a screen.

Common Procedure:

• Gallbladder removal (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy)
• Appendix removal (Appendectomy)
• Hernia repair
• Gynaecologic surgeries
• Bariatric (Weight-loss) surgeries

Benefits:

• Smaller scars
• Less pain & quicker recovery
• Shorter hospital stays
• Lower infection risk