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Laparoscopy


What is Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy is a type of surgery that uses smaller cuts than you might expect.

The process takes its name from the laparoscope, a slender tool that has a tiny video camera and light on the end. When a surgeon inserts it through a small cut and into your body, they can look at a video monitor and see what's happening inside you. Without those tools, they'd have to make a much larger opening.

Benefits

Working this way has several advantages compared with traditional surgery. Because it involves less cutting:

You have smaller scars.
You get out of the hospital quicker.
You'll feel less pain while the scars heal, and they heal quicker.
You get back to your normal activities sooner.
You may have less internal scarring.
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