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What is a Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, and is it the Right Treatment for You?

July 11, 2011 by Zadeh Surgical, Inc.
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So you’ve been diagnosed with a hernia, and your physician has recommended you have surgery to repair your hernia before you start experiencing any potentially serious problems which may arise if your hernia is left untreated. Approximately 600,000 people undergo hernia surgery each year in the United States. Most of these are performed using an “open” approach which provides direct external access to the hernia defect through a single skin incision. Recently, an increasing number of patients have had their hernias treated with Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs. Continue reading →

Surgery With No Scars

December 12, 2010 by Zadeh Surgical, Inc.
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In the late 1980’s the field of surgery took a huge leap forward with the development of Laparoscopic Surgery. Procedures which required 6-inch incisions and stays of multiple days in the hospital, began being performed through three or four tiny incisions no bigger than 1.5 cm. Hospital stays, recovery times, and costs went down dramatically. Today Laparoscopic Surgery has become the mainstay of treatment for many surgical conditions, and surgeons continue to search for ways to make their interventions less invasive while providing greater benefits Continue reading →

Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer?

December 2, 2010 by Zadeh Surgical, Inc.
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  When compared with open surgical techniques, the benefits of minimally invasive surgery have been well documented in medical literature, including increased safety, quicker recovery, shorter hospital stays, and cosmetic advantages. Nonetheless, surgeons who perform a majority of their cases laparoscopically appear to encounter physical stress and mental strain beyond what they experience when performing open surgery. New survey findings suggest that surgeon burden may be greater than previously assumed. “Surgeon injuries appear to be a significant problem that not only affects surgeons but also Continue reading →