Robotic Surgery

One of the main advantages is that it enables surgery through smaller incisions.

Other advantages of robotic surgery include:

• Greater precision: The robotic arm’s movements are more exact than a human hand. And the range of motion is greater. The arms rotate instruments in tight spaces in ways that aren’t otherwise possible

• Better visualization: A sophisticated camera provides magnified, high-definition views of the surgical area. It also has 3D capabilities for imaging that are superior to the naked eye

• Ability to do surgery inside the body: The small instruments allow surgeons to perform steps of the operation inside your body when traditionally, they would have had to make a much larger incision to do that part of the procedure outside of your body

With robot-assisted surgery, you may experience:

• Less pain during recovery

• Lower risk of infection

• Reduced blood loss

• Shorter hospital stays

• Smaller scars

• First, your surgeon makes one or more small incisions

• Through these incisions, your surgeon places ports (thin tubes). The robot is attached to these ports and instruments are then placed through them

• A long, thin camera (endoscope) is placed through one of the ports. The camera provides high-definition images in 3D during the surgery

• Surgical instruments are placed through the other ports, which allows the surgeon to do the operation

• Your surgeon controls the robotic arm while sitting at a console a few feet away from you

• An assistant stays next to you to help the surgeon by changing the instruments when needed

• Bariatric Surgery

• General Surgery

• Gynecology

• Hernia repair

• Orthopedic

• Urology

Aquablation Therapy is the only real-time, ultrasound-guided, robotic-assisted, heat-free waterjet for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate while preserving continence and sexual functionality. We are proud to offer this advanced, minimally invasive treatment at UF Health Urology at Halifax Health.

Benefits include:

• Performed under general or spinal anesthesia

• Procedure typically takes less than an hour

• Incision-free

• Long-lasting relief

• Robotic precision

• Sphincter preservation

• Ejaculatory preservation

• Urinary and sexual functions maintained

• Minimal common side effects

The most widely used multi-port robotic surgery system in the world, the da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical System provides 3D high-definition views that magnify the surgical area, allowing for better clarity and depth perception. The robotic arms are an extension of the surgeon’s hands and provide a greater range of motion allowing more complex movements with more precision.

How it works:

• First, your surgeon makes one or more small incisions

• Through these incisions, your surgeon places ports (thin tubes). The robot is attached to these ports and instruments are then placed through them

• A long thin camera (endoscope) is placed through one of the ports. The camera provides high-definition images in 3D during the surgery

• Surgical instruments are placed through the other ports, which allows the surgeon to do the operation

• Your surgeon controls the robotic arm while sitting at a console a few feet away from you

• An assistant stays next to you to help the surgeon by changing the instruments when needed

Learn more from robotic surgeon, Dr. Arellano here.

Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Hip Replacement Surgery is a treatment option that provides you with a personalized surgical plan based on your unique anatomy.

• A CT scan of the diseased joint is taken

• The CT scan is uploaded into the Mako System software, where a 3D model of your joint is created

• The 3D model is used to pre-plan and assist your surgeon in performing your total hip replacement

Learn more from Dr. Dominic Marino here.