CAN THE DS BE PERFORMED LAPAROSCOPICALLY?
Yes. The procedure takes more time laparoscopically, but recovery is much quicker. Dr. Smith s emphasis is on making sure you get the best operation you can for your life long weight loss and health. If at any time it becomes evident that your operation would be better or more safely done with an open incision, then Dr. Smith will convert to an open operation. This is true for any laparoscopic operation that the Advanced Surgical Group performs. One of the rules that The ASG and Dr. Smith follows, is that the same high standards must be used in laparoscopic versions of operations as are used in the open version. There can be no compromise.
