Advantages
-Smaller and fewer incisions are made. Most surgeons only need to make two to three incisions of about 2 cm.
-There is less blood loss. -Patients experience a shorter hospital stay. -There are no big scars left after the surgery. -Procedures are less tiring for the surgeon. They don't have to bend down on an operating table. -Surgeons sit in front of a screen with a magnified, full-color 3-D view of the surgical field, enhancing the view of the surgery. |
Disadvantages
-Patients may feel relatively unsafe because the practice of robotic surgery has not been around for very long.
-There are risks and complications associated with getting surgery from a medical robot, similar to the risks from receiving a normal surgery. -There is a cost difference between a robotic and human surgery. The cost of robotic surgery can be as much as $3000-$6000 more than a standard surgery. |