Robotic surgery does not mean a robot is performing your surgery. Your surgeon is in control the entire time. Robotic surgery is a technology that allows your surgeon to perform procedures with unprecedented accuracy, providing you a shorter recovery.

During robotic surgery, your surgeon will:

• Make several small incisions;
• Insert the miniature robotic instruments into the incisions;
• Perform the surgery by manipulating the instruments from a console. The instruments have a greater level of precision and range of motion, allowing your surgeon to access even hard-to-reach places;
• Visualize the surgery site on the high-resolution monitor at the console. The monitor offers a better, more detailed view of the operating area than your surgeon would have if he or she were standing over you;
• Remove the instruments and close the incisions.

Robotic surgery offers you and your surgeon many benefits, including:

• More precise surgery, with less manipulation of healthy tissue
• Shorter hospital stay
• Faster recovery
• Less pain, blood loss and scarring
• Less risk of infection and post-operative complications

However, keep in mind that robotic surgery is just one way we can perform your procedure. We may decide that you will have a better outcome if we perform a different type of procedure. Our surgeons have experience in all types of surgery. No matter which approach we take, we have your health and safety in mind.