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July 20, 2021

Laparoscopic & Robotic Hysterectomies in Lexington, KY

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Laparoscopy was originally invented by gynecologists,
and a lot of people don't know that these days we've

gone from having open hysterectomies with four to six
week recovery time, to having minimally invasive

laparoscopic surgeries,
as well as even having robotic hysterectomies,

which really allows us to do those more advanced cases
that are harder, take a little longer,

but the benefit to the patient is faster recovery time
and returning to their normal life quicker.

The best thing about the robot,
the instruments will move more like the human

hand does, so I can do difficult dissections of
fibroids, so it's really beneficial to a patient.

A lot of patients that would normally have an open
procedure, it's rare, actually, to open patients

for gynecologic surgery these days.

We're very fortunate at Baptist to have a robot,
to have an awesome staff that really takes care

of our patients.

I had a patient yesterday who
came back for her postoperative visit,

and she just raved from top to bottom.

She felt like she was listened to,
and she felt like her problem was addressed,

and she's had a great outcome and she had a great
experience during her surgery at Baptist,

and she was very thankful.

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Baptist Health Lexington: Laparoscopic & Robotic Hysterectomies

Baptist Health does laparoscopic hysterectomies as well as robotic hysterectomies, which minimize recovery time. Learn more about laparoscopic hysterectomy options.

Laparoscopic & Robotic Hysterectomies in Lexington, KY HealthTalks Transcript

Tracey Carbajal, MD, OB/GYN: 
Laparoscopy was originally invented by gynecologists, and a lot of people don’t know that. These days we’ve gone from having open hysterectomies, with four- to six-week recovery time, to having minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries, as well as having robotic hysterectomies. This really allows us to do more advanced cases that are harder, take a little longer, but the benefit to the patient is faster recovery time and returning to their normal life more quickly. 

The best thing about the robot is the instruments will move more like the human hand does, so I can do difficult dissections of fibroids. It’s really beneficial to a patient; patients who would normally have an open procedure. It is rare, actually, to open patients for gynecologic surgery these days.

We’re very fortunate at Baptist [Health Lexington] to have a robot, to have an awesome staff that really takes care of our patients. I had a patient yesterday who came back for her postoperative visit, and she just raved from top to bottom. She felt like she was listened to and she felt like her problem was addressed. She’s had a great outcome and a great experience during her surgery at Baptist, and she was very thankful.

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