Laparoscopic surgery is performed through two or three incisions of about half a centimetre, using a camera and fine instruments, instead of a single large abdominal cut.
The advantages are substantial: far less post-operative pain, a hospital stay of one day rather than four or five, return to normal activity in one to two weeks instead of six, minimal scarring, lower infection risk, and — importantly for fertility — less adhesion formation inside the abdomen.
Procedures we perform laparoscopically:
Hysteroscopy — a related technique using a fine camera passed through the cervix, with no abdominal incision at all — is used for polyp removal, submucosal fibroids, uterine septum, adhesions (Asherman’s syndrome) and abnormal bleeding.
Not everyone is a candidate. Very large masses, dense adhesions from previous surgery, and suspected malignancy may require open surgery. We will tell you honestly which approach is right for your case rather than promising keyhole surgery and converting halfway through.