During robotic surgery, your Orlando Health Horizon West surgeon is stationed at a console in the operating room and uses that console to manipulate surgical instruments inside your body. The surgical instruments are attached to robotic arms that access the surgical area via multiple small incisions (cuts). A small, powerful camera provides magnified, 3D images to provide your surgeon with clear details of the surgical site.
The benefits of robotic surgery for patients are:
- Less downtime after surgery
- Less pain and scarring
- Lower risk of infection
- Shorter hospital stay
We offer robotic surgery in the following surgical specialties:
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General Surgery
- Hernia repair - inguinal, ventral, hiatal
- Gall bladder removal
- Appendectomy
- Gynecological Surgery
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Thoracic Surgery
- Robotic hiatal hernia repairs for the treatment of heartburn (GERD)
