Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Da Vinci–style robotic instruments for complex gynecologic surgery — better precision, smaller incisions, faster recovery than open surgery.
What it is
Robotic-assisted gynecologic surgery uses a console-controlled system to operate through small incisions. The instruments translate the surgeon’s hand movements with a level of dexterity and precision that traditional laparoscopy cannot match — particularly in deep pelvic spaces.
This is not “the robot doing surgery.” The surgeon is the one operating, at every moment. The robot is a set of finer instruments, with better visualization (3D, magnified), and wrists at the tips that move with more degrees of freedom than a human wrist.
When it is the right tool
Robotic surgery is the right approach when a case is too complex for traditional laparoscopy but still does not require an open incision. Common examples:
- Hysterectomy with significant adhesions or prior surgeries
- Myomectomy for multiple or deeply embedded fibroids
- Endometriosis excision in the deep pelvis (bowel, bladder, ureter)
- Pelvic floor reconstruction (sacrocolpopexy)
- Staging surgery for gynecologic cancer
For straightforward cases, traditional laparoscopy is often equally good. We choose the approach to fit the case, not the other way around.
Recovery
Robotic surgery recovery is closer to laparoscopy than to open: a few small incisions, an overnight stay or same-day discharge for most cases, and most patients back to desk work in one to two weeks.
Why we offer it locally
This used to be the kind of surgery women in Colorado County had to drive to Houston for. We trained specifically in robotic gynecologic surgery so they would not have to.