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Robotic surgery is more common than ever before. Is it safe or safer than having your doctor do it by hand?

Robotic surgery is more common than ever before. Is it safe or safer than having your doctor do it by hand? Robotic surgery is more common than you think.   Procedures such as LASIK to improve vision are mostly computer-driven. Many routine surgeries now use the Da Vinci robot system manufactured by Intuitive surgical. Hysterectomies are a common surgery now performed using Da Vinci. Others include Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for head and neck cancer (FDA-approved since 2009) Radical prostatectomy, pyeloplasty, cystectomy, nephrectomy, and ureteral reimplantation; Myomectomy and sacrocolpopexy; Hiatal hernia repair The robot basically assists the doctor rather than doing Read More »