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HEALTH
WATCH What would you say if new and innovative surgeries were being performed right here in the Rio Grande Valley. What if the benefits to this new technology were less pain, smaller scars and shorter hospital stays. If this sounds like something that would interest you, then I have three words for you – minimally invasive surgery. Through additional small cuts, a rod shaped telescope, attached to a camera, and other long and narrow surgical instruments are placed into the newly formed space. With this technology, under high magnification, diseased organs can be examined and treated with minimal trauma to the patient.
The South Texas Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery offers the most advanced minimally invasive general surgery options for the Valley. The surgical practice of Robert Alleyn, M.D., Rick Martinez, M.D., Guillermo Marquez, M.D., and Jesus Valdez, M.D. has become one of the most recognized in the Valley. S.T.I.M.I.S. offers the most advanced minimally invasive general surgery options for all appropriate surgery patients. The S.T.I.M.I.S. highly recognized, because they perform a great deal of procedures in the Valley. According to Dr. Robert Alleyn these techniques require specialized technology and great precision. “The use of scopes – thin, flexible, fiber optic viewing instruments – has revolutionized the world of surgery”, reports Dr. Alleyn. “With minimally invasive surgery of the abdomen, these instruments have given surgeons the ability to view internal structures of the body and provide treatment without making large, open incisions.” Although this type of procedure has been known since the 19th century, it was not until the advent of the high-resolution video camera that minimally invasive surgery became popular among surgeons. Dr. Rick Martinez of S.T.I.M.I.S. adds, “Minimally invasive surgery uses lenses, cameras, and small, fine instruments that permit surgery through small ports in the skin. It lessens the time in the hospital and results in a less invasive (and traumatic) procedure for the patient.” The range and capability of laparoscopy for general surgeons continues to grow. Some of the most common minimally invasive surgeries include: gallbladder, reflux, hernia repair, bowel resection, varicose vein, obesity, and many other procedures. If your doctor is recommending surgery, be sure to ask if minimally invasive surgery might be the best choice for you. The difference will be dramatic.
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