What is a Hysterectomy?

A hysterectomy is surgery to remove your uterus. Your physician may recommend a hysterectomy to treat various health conditions, including uterine fibroids, uterine prolapse, and cancer. If your doctor recommends hysterectomy, surgical approaches could include:
  • Open surgery through one large incision
  • Traditional laparoscopic surgery through 3-4 small incisions
During traditional laparoscopic surgery, your abdomen is inflated to provide your physician with adequate space to look inside your body and perform certain operations using instruments within the abdomen.

Hysterectomy with Low Impact Laparoscopy

Different than traditional laparoscopy, with Low Impact Laparoscopy, your physician gently inflates your abdomen using less pressure and operates with much smaller instruments through ultra-small openings.

STANDARD INCISIONS

LOW IMPACT INCISIONS

LOW PRESSURE

  • Gently inflates your abdomen to create the space needed to perform your procedure

ULTRA-SMALL OPENINGS

  • Up to 4x smaller than standard laparoscopy1
  • Reduces appearance of scars associated with conventional incisions

What to Expect During Low Impact Laparoscopy Hysterectomy Procedure

During a typical Low Impact procedure, your physician will make a standard incision in or near your belly button and 2-3 ultra-small incisions to remove your uterus. The procedure usually takes approximately 2-3 hours. With Low Impact Laparoscopy, your physician may recommend your procedure be scheduled on an outpatient basis.

Talk to Your Doctor About performing your Hysterectomy with Low Impact Laparoscopy

Click here to download information you may want to discuss with your doctor about Low Impact Laparoscopy.

FOR PHYSICIANS PRIVACY POLICY

Actual results may vary depending on the patient, the condition being treated, and the surgeon. Talk to your doctor about whether Low Impact Laparoscopy is right for you. All surgery has inherent risks. Not all patients are suitable for Low Impact Laparoscopy surgery. Only your doctor can determine that. Use of narcotics after surgery is not without risk. Location, number and size of incisions will vary from surgeon to surgeon, and may depend on the type of surgical procedure. It is not uncommon for patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery to require some degree of post-surgical pain management, including some patients experiencing Low Impact Laparoscopy. Further, post-surgical bleeding and bruising are common with any surgical procedure, and Low Impact Laparoscopy patients may also experience these side effects.

Notes
  • 1. Data on file SurgiQuest 2015 REF 0408150930_01. Wound area comparison between standard market leading 5mm trocar and ConMed MicroLap trocar