Real-life Issue: You need a hysterectomy.  How can you shorten your hospital stay and expedite your recovery?   Real-life solution: Talk to your gynecologist about laparoscopic or robotic surgery.

 

Minimally Invasive Surgery allows procedures to be completed with minimal scarring and allows you to recover much more easily.  Time off from work is decreased and the postoperative pain is also diminished.  It is often the optimal approach for an increasing variety of procedures.
Many gynecological surgeries now require no incisions or only a few tiny cuts.  Many of these surgeries are outpatient procedures.