Are you someone who’s dealing with severe weight gain and wants bariatric surgery? Have you considered the option but been nervous about whether or not you’ll experience a long recovery time? Is there another surgery you believe you need, but the possible effects are holding you back?
Now is the time to consider minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. This technique is wonderful for surgeries that used to require more invasive procedures but now can be done with fewer incisions and less trauma to the body overall.
At Bergen Bariatric and Surgical Solutions, Dr. Mikhail A. Botvinov specializes in laparoscopic surgery. He believes this type of procedure offers many invaluable benefits you just can’t get with traditional surgery, and that’s why he encourages many patients to pursue this option.
Scarring is typical after open surgery. Whether you’re receiving bariatric surgery, a hernia repair, or another type of procedure, the more your provider has to open you up, the more scarring you’re likely to experience.
However, laparoscopy allows Dr. Botvinov to create the same effects with less scarring. Because the procedure uses smaller incisions, scarring is usually much less prominent, and internal scarring is usually less severe or less likely to occur at all.
Surgery usually causes some pain. Whether it’s as you recover in the hospital or after you’ve gone home, you will experience discomfort. Usually, this is managed with medication, but for some people, the experience of any pain can be a true deterrent to getting the surgery they really need.
Consider laparoscopic surgery. This type of procedure creates less pain because fewer and smaller incisions are made. It also often allows your provider to avoid cutting through muscle and other bodily tissues to get to the root of the issue, thus minimizing more unnecessary pain.
Laparoscopy has been known to allow patients to recover faster than traditional surgeries. That’s because of all the same factors previously mentioned: The procedure requires smaller incisions and doesn’t usually create damage to the surrounding tissues, making it much easier to recover from.
Of course, laparoscopy is still surgery, so your body will need time to heal. But you won’t experience the weeks of recovery like you would with open surgery. Many people recover fully from laparoscopic surgery in about a week.
There are many risks associated with surgery. Infection, hemorrhage, pain and soreness, and problems with anesthesia are all risks that must be managed. Laparoscopy, however, minimizes these risks somewhat.
In a study that compared traditional gastric bypass with laparoscopic gastric sleeve procedure, patients who received the second procedure had fewer complications than those who received the first. This type of comparison is quite common between open and laparoscopic surgeries.
As you might’ve guessed, laparoscopic procedures are less costly for hospitals because they require less time and less invasive practices. But in some cases, this procedure might actually be less expensive for you. After all, it will require you to spend less time in the hospital and recovery, where you won’t be able to work or return to normal activities.
Though it isn’t always the best choice for every patient in every situation, laparoscopic surgery can be great for certain procedures, such as hernia repair, appendectomy, colorectal surgery, gallbladder surgery, and more.
To discuss these options and see if laparoscopy is right for you, call our Westwood, NJ office at 201-778-5344 or make an appointment online. We’re here to help!
