What is the difference between laparoscopic and the open procedure?
Laparoscopic surgery involves access into the abdomen through four trocar incisions rather than a large incision. The actual procedure inside the abdomen is the same. This means the benefit of the surgical weight loss is the same by the open or laparoscopic approach. Because of the smaller incisions there is less pain and faster recovery with the laparoscopic approach. Currently 99.9% of our patients have the procedure done laparoscopically.
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