Spine surgeries can be a highly effective way to address chronic back pain, leg pain, muscle weakness, and more. However, any surgical procedure carries risks, and surgery around your spinal area can be particularly sensitive. For one thing, nerves come together from all over your body in the location around your spine!
At Total Spine Institute of Sherman Oaks and Calabasas, California, expert spinal surgeons Dr. Andrew Fox and Dr. Ryan Mattie rely on advanced robotic-assisted spine surgery techniques for your procedure.
Robotic-assisted surgery benefits you in multiple ways. Here’s what you need to know about robotic surgery!
Every year, new technologies improve the state of surgical medicine. When you have the option of robotic-assisted surgery, you can go into your spinal procedure with the added confidence of knowing that you’re receiving the most up-to-date treatment, taking full advantage of recent advances.
Wouldn’t it be great to look inside a body without surgically opening it? Robotic imaging techniques increasingly make that a reality. With robotic surgery, your surgeon can use computerized tomography (CT) scans to learn about the internal condition of your spinal area. This helps your surgeon plan out the proper procedure for you.
Robotic surgery gives substantial benefits when it comes to planning your procedure before your scheduled surgery date. Your surgeon at Total Spine Institute creates a comprehensive surgical plan for your unique procedure, programming the robotic system for your exact treatment needs.
We can even upload your CT scan directly to the computer for flawless modeling of your biology.
Probably, most surgeons have wished for an extra arm or two at some point. Robotic-assisted surgery gives your surgeon the benefit of support from state-of-the-art robot arms, effectively controlled from a computer console with high precision.
With the perfect control and pre-planning capabilities of robotic-assisted spine surgery, your provider at Total Spine Institute can keep incision size to a minimum during your procedure. That results in less overall soft tissue damage and, thus, less overall healing needed for your full recovery post-surgery.
Surgical procedures are best executed efficiently, with minimal unnecessary intervention or wasted time. Robotic surgery optimizes the timing of your procedure, getting you in and out of the operating room as quickly as possible. At each step, the robotic system highlights the relevant part of your treatment plan, keeping the procedure on track.
Once you’re done with spinal surgery, you’re likely to be eager to start feeling better, ready to embrace your improved quality of life. The small incisions in robotic surgery result in less tissue damage, lowering your infection risk and reducing your overall recovery time. The shorter your healing process, the quicker you can return to the parts of your life that matter.
Contact the Total Spine Institute today to learn more about how you could benefit from robotic-assisted spine surgery. Schedule your initial consultation appointment online or call now to book.
