Benefits of Minimally Invasive Procedures | Mountain Surgery Center
At Mountain Surgery Center of West Orange, New Jersey, we offer minimally invasive treatments and provide excellence in healthcare to our patients.
Minimally invasive procedures require a much shorter hospital stay and smaller incisions resulting in a quicker recovery time. Advanced technology and research allow physicians to treat injuries by utilizing a tiny camera and surgical instruments.
History and Benefits of Minimally Invasive Procedures
Minimally invasive procedures were more recently developed in the 1980s as a safe technique to relieve pain or discomfort from injuries and diseases. These procedures continuously expand across various specialties such as the spine, hands, hips, and more.
Minimally invasive techniques are proven to be mutually beneficial for both surgeons and patients. With minimally invasive surgery (MIS), telescopic (long, narrow) instruments are introduced into the body through small incisions and are referred to as cannulas. The cannula is inserted through the body wall with the assistance of a sharp trocar. The trocar is inserted inside the cannula and extends beyond the tip of the cannula. In medical terms, this is known as a trocar-cannula system.
Nita Ahuja, MD and chair of Yale Medicine surgery, as well as, the chief of surgery for Yale New Haven Hospital provides her insight on minimally invasive techniques proven to:
cause far less damage to your tissues
minimal pain
scarring
Since the incision is far smaller than traditional open surgeries, it may take the physician longer to perform these procedures.
However, with the extreme advancement in technology, we have seen a decrease in the duration of minimally invasive procedures.
The main goal of these procedures is to reduce post-operative pain and blood loss which leads to less time spent in recovery allowing you to get back to your daily lifestyle with very few hazards.
At MSC, our world-renowned physicians perform minimally invasive procedures such as laser spine surgery, facet fusions, disc replacements, and more.
You can learn more about the various procedures we offer at MSC by visiting the procedure information tab on our website.
A newer, more advanced minimally invasive technique uses robotics to assist surgeons by aiding in a placement to achieve accuracy. Robotic surgery allows the surgeon to see the operative field in 3-D rather than 2-D which can also be referred to as the Da Vinci system.
The assistance of robotics enables the surgeon to be more precise by being able to review the surgical site in three dimensions. Benefits of having a quicker recovery time lead to shorter hospital stays which can save the patient and their family a lot of unwanted stress and money from lengthy stays. When minimally invasive procedures are performed well they can be far more effective than traditional open procedures.
Are you still unsure if you or your loved one should go the minimally invasive route? No worries because we are ready to help you! Give Mountain Surgery Center a call at (973) 736-3390 or email us frontdesk@surgeryctr.com to speak to our team about what solution is right for you today.
