MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MS General Surgeries, MInimal Invasive Surgery, Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (FIAGES)
General Surgeon, Kanpur
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27 years experience
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What are the advantages of laparoscopy over open surgery?
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The chances of bleeding in laparoscopy are drastically less. As the incision is much smaller than in open surgery, the chances of blood loss are reduced. Since there is less incision, you may feel less pain after the surgery. Hence, the patient does not require a pain reliever in a large dose. The healing process is a lot less painful than open surgery. Small incisions heal faster than a larger incision done in open surgery. Since the wound is small, it leaves a small unnoticeable scar behind.
Laparoscopy is as good as open surgery.
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There are hundreds of studies which claim that laparoscopy is as effective and good as open surgery. Laparoscopy is slowly turning into the gold standard in the surgical field. Laparoscopy gives the same results with a better and quick surgical method.
How much time does a patient need to recover from laparoscopy?
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A patient with mirror laparoscopy surgery can be recovered in 2-3 weeks. Since the incisions are tiny, the healing process is a lot quicker than open surgery. In open surgery, a patient can take up to 6 months to recover from it. It also takes at least a month to recover from minor open surgery. Whereas, in laparoscopy, a major cancer operation takes only 13-14 weeks to recover. Discomfort after laparoscopy is much less than open surgery.
Laparoscopy has economic benefits.
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Comparing the cost of two surgeries, laparoscopy is a lot more economical than open surgery. Not forgetting the fact that, apart from the surgery, there are daily hospital bills that need to be paid. Since it takes less time recovering from a laparoscopy, it implies a lesser duration in the hospital which means a lesser bill. With smaller incisions, less pain relievers are required, which helps in reducing the medical bill as well. In total, laparoscopy surgery has a lot of economic benefits compared to open surgery.
What are the side-effects of laparoscopy?
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Unlike open surgery, laparoscopy does not have any major side effects after the surgery. Due to the tiny incision that is done in the abdominal area, it is normal to have a little bloating and mild cramps in that region. These can be easily controlled by a warm water bag or a mild pain reliever.
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