Q: What are the patient benefits associated with robotic-assisted surgery for a GYN procedure?
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A: Robotic assisted surgery allows a physician to perform surgical procedures that would usually be performed through a 6-8 inch incision and perform that surgery through several small 1/2 - 1 inch incisions. This results in significantly less post operative pain and a quicker recovery time. Also the precision of the daVinci robot allows a surgeon to perform even very difficult surgeries laprascopically with increased safety and blood loss.
JAMES T. MARTIN, JR. MD
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