Revolutionary Natural Opening Surgical Approach

Surgeons are now opting to use the natural openings of the body for previously invasive surgeries. Surgeons are removing tumors, organs, and repairing damaged organs through openings such as the nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum. The use of natural openings for surgeries reduces scarring and decreases recovery time significantly. The newfound interest in natural opening surgeries has required the development of medical technologies that are similar to those used in laparoscopic surgery. Specialized slender instruments are used in addition to small, non-invasive lighting and video camera devices. Long incisions have been reduced to 3 or 4 holes in many cases throuh the use of laprascopic surgery. The natural opening approach to surgery would eleminate the need for any holes at all. For instance, French doctors have removed a gall bladder through a woman's vagina without any incisions in the abdomen. The team of doctors used a needle a tenth of an inch wide that was equipped with a video camera. The needle also had the capability of inflating a region of the abdomen in order to create room for the doctors to work. Natural opening surgeries such as this are reducing incisions and overall trauma of the surgery procedure.

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