In the past, surgery was highly invasive (depending on the procedure) and meant you’d be in pain or need time off work to recover.
However, new, exciting techniques like robot-assisted surgery have emerged as the medical world advances, offering many benefits to patients and surgeons alike.
In this blog, we examine what robot-assisted surgery is, including what treatments surgeons can use it for and the specific benefits it can bring. Discover all you need to know about robot-assisted surgery with Mr Achal Khanna.
What is robot-assisted surgery?
Robot-assisted surgery is a minimally invasive surgery designed with precision and versatility in mind. It’s different from laparoscopic surgery as it uses robotic technology.
In robot-assisted surgeries, a surgeon remotely controls a machine with surgical tools and a camera attached to robotic arms within the operating room. The camera relays images to the console, enabling your surgeon to easily see inside your body without making large incisions.
The computer accurately translates the surgeon’s movements and moves the tools attached to the arms to perform the surgery. Although the robotic machine assists with the surgery, the surgeon will always be in control so you can be sure you’re safe.
Mr Achal Khanna performs robot-assisted surgery with the Versius robot. This small, highly accurate machine helps him meet your unique surgical needs.
What can robot-assisted surgery be used to treat?
Robot-assisted surgery can be used to treat and manage many conditions, including those that affect your heart and digestive system. Many surgeries that surgeons were previously only able to perform as open surgery can now be carried out with these modern machines using minimally invasive techniques.
Mr Achal Khanna uses the Versius robot to treat conditions like gallstones and hernias. He provides robot-assisted surgery for gallbladder removal surgery and hernia repair surgeries. By performing these surgeries with the Versius robot’s help, Mr Khanna ensures his patients receive the highest level of care and an improved recovery time.
What are the benefits for patients?
Robot-assisted surgery offers patients multiple benefits that surgeons cannot achieve with traditional techniques.
Some of the benefits of robot-assisted surgery that patients can experience include:
- Faster recovery – because robot-assisted surgery is minimally invasive, your recovery time can be much quicker than traditional surgery. However, this depends on individual factors such as your overall health, which plays a crucial part in the speed of your recovery.
- Reduced risk of scarring – robot-assisted surgery only requires small incisions, drastically reducing the chances of heavy scarring. Smaller incisions may heal faster, supporting your recovery and minimising discomfort.
- Minimised pain and discomfort – this surgery is minimally invasive, decreasing the pain and discomfort you’d generally feel from major surgery and enhancing your recovery.
- Decreased general surgery risks – complications can occur during any surgery, but robot-assisted surgery can minimise some risks. For example, the risk of blood loss and infection decreases due to the smaller incisions.
- Enhanced results – with such high precision and accuracy achieved with robot-assisted surgery, you can be confident that your outcome will support and protect your health.
What are the benefits for surgeons?
In addition to helping patients, robot-assisted surgery can also offer many benefits to the surgeons performing it.
Some of these benefits include:
- Versatility – robot-assisted surgery can be used for many different conditions and offers versatility in how surgeons approach them. Sometimes, traditional surgery can be too invasive for certain patients. However, the option to perform it minimally invasively with robotic technology means patients can receive the treatment they need without certain complications and risks.
- Enhanced comfort – performing surgery can be incredibly taxing on surgeons, with some procedures taking many long hours. However, with the additional support of robotic techniques, surgeons can be comfortable at the console and focus all their attention on the procedure instead of on any potential discomfort they might have experienced.
- Precise control – although surgeons can efficiently perform surgery with tools in their hands, there are limitations to what they can achieve. However, by using robotic arms, surgeons can perform movements of greater agility and maintain the highest level of accuracy. Surgeons will still be in complete control of the movements but they will be precise, supporting your wellbeing and recovery.
- Improved patient outcomes – the precision and control this modern surgical technique provides surgeons can help improve patient outcomes. The surgeon is also able to get a clearer view of your body from the camera attached to the robotic arms. With clear images relayed back to the console screen, your surgeon can increase their accuracy and your results.
Robot-assisted technology doesn’t replace surgeons. The aim of using them is to enhance the treatment they can offer and provide patients with a higher level of care.
Discover the power of robot-assisted surgery with Mr Achal Khanna
From enhancing patient outcomes to shortening recovery times, robot-assisted surgery is a fantastic medical advancement that benefits both patients and surgeons.
Contact us today if you’re interested in going down the robot-assisted surgical route. Our team will be happy to answer any questions you have about the procedures and book you a consultation to ensure robotic surgery is the right choice for you.
With Mr Achal Khanna’s help, you can receive the many benefits of robot-assisted surgery and take control of your health.