We specialize in providing comprehensive care and treatment options for hernias, including laparoscopic hernia repair. Here is all you need to know about this procedure.
Laparoscopic hernia surgery is a minimally invasive surgical technique used to repair a hernia.
In this procedure, a surgeon makes 3 small incisions (less than ½ inch) in the abdomen and inserts 3 small tubes (trocars) through these openings. A laparoscope (a camera projecting light toward the tissue being viewed) and instruments are passed through these 3 trocars. The surgeon then exposes and repairs the hernia while viewing the hernia area on a video monitor. Laparoscopic hernia repair is relatively old technology and has evolved over the past 20 years. It requires years of experience to perfect and this steep “learning curve” has been well documented in the surgical literature.
Robotic hernia repair is the latest evolutionary step in “laparoscopic hernia surgery”. In robotic hernia repair the use of small incisions and trocars is still used. The difference is that the image projected from the camera is now higher resolution and 3 dimensional. Also the robotic instrumentation is much more versatile and precise. It is also accepted by experts that mastering robotic surgery requires years of experience.
