How Laparoscopy Surgery Works

You are planning to undergo an operation for your health, and this is what your physician suggest for you to do after a very serious conversation and consultation with him. He said that because you are capable and in you have the criteria that is ready for such operation, he encourages you to do so. You have the money and determination. But the thing is, you don’t have the idea of what is going on that procedure. Well this video and article will help you sort things out. This video will explain how laparoscopy procedure is done.

So the first thing the doctor do is to prepare you before undergoing such critical operation. They will tell you that you should not intake food 6-12 hours before the operation. And if you are taking medication such as aspirin or warfarin, they will tell you that you should stop it for a while few days before the operation. In this way, so much bleeding will more likely not occur during the operation.

If you are a smoker or just smoke from time to time, doctors will persuade you to stop it during the lead time. Because smoking will make your body healing factor a bit weak, so if you continue to smoke, the healing will make a very long time. You should also want to contact a person that will drive you home for you can’t really drive after the operation.

On the time of the procedure, the first step is to give you the anesthesia. Then the doctors will make a small incision usually near your belly bottom. Then on that small incision, a tube will be inserted in order to pump carbon dioxide to inflate your tummy, in order to see your organs easily. In this tube also, a laparoscope will be inserted, it is a device with a small camera that will make it to the doctor to make critical maneuver and manipulation to your organs without opening it.

After the procedure, the carbon dioxide will be pumped out to your body. It will usually take place for about 30 minutes to one hour.

After the surgery, you will feel a bit dizzy and disorientation. Some may vomit and feel sick. You should remember that laparoscopy recovery is not just for one day only. It is usually takes place differently in every person, and what organ is manipulated. It is usually takes a lot of weeks.