| Minimal Access (Laparoscopic) Surgery | |
Charlotte Surgical Group has been a leader in Charlotte in the use of laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery allows the surgeon to perform a procedure using small incisions, visualizing the site through a small telescope-like instrument: the laparoscope. The benefits to the patient is that smaller incisions heal with less discomfort. This usually results in a shorter hospital stay, and less time away from normal activities. Charlotte Surgical Group physicians often perform laparoscopic surgery for:
Some of these procedures many be performed on an outpatient basis (hernias, gallbladders) |