What is laparoscopy?

"Keyhole" surgery: It is surgery done via small incisions and a camera scope. Temporary ports are placed to access the abdominal cavity. Carbon dioxide gas is used to inflate the abdomen to create space. The procedure is performed using long thin instruments inserted through the ports. Sometimes a "hand port" is placed to allow hand access. This maneuver keeps the procedure minimally-invasive.

Belly button surgery: Laparoscopy is an out patient operative procedure using an instrument the diameter of a pen with a light on the end, attached to a camera which allows the picture to be shown on a tv monitor. It can not only be diagnostic, but treatment oriented especially with laser therapy.

Minimally Invasive !: Small incisions are made to insert a camera and visualize the pelvic organs. It is the standard of care to explore the female pelvis for procedure like tubal ligation and diagnosis of endometriosis and pelvic pain.

Laparoscopy: It is where the doctor puts a telescope inside the abdomen to see what is going on inside. They can also to surgery using the telescope. Hope this helps.

Surgery with camera: Laparoscopic surgery uses a camera and long, thin instruments to do surgery through small incisions. You will need general anesthesia. Then the abdomen is puffed up with carbon dioxide to create working space. Once the surgery is done, the gas is deflated and the small holes closed. For most procedures, recovery tends to be quicker than for open procedures.

Ask the surgeon : First check with your surgeon for limitations depending on the procedure. Most of thetime no immediate high level activity , no over eating, once system adjusts in couple of days , can resume progressively , to pre operative level.