Your quality of life may have taken a nosedive thanks to problematic uterine fibroids, and you’re looking forward to saying goodbye to these uncomfortable growths.
Traditionally, women who developed troublesome fibroids (fibroids affect up to 80% of women, but only about 30% lead to symptoms) often had to undergo a hysterectomy, which puts a firm end to their ability to have children.
Thanks to modern technologies, the focus is now on uterine-sparing procedures, including robotic-assisted myomectomies, which have been on the rise over the past decade.
At Advanced Endometriosis Center, Dr. Ulas Bozdogan embraced this new technology when it was first introduced and has since become a leader in the field of minimally invasive, robotic-assisted gynecologic procedures, including myomectomies.
Using the industry-leading daVinci® surgical system, we’ve been able to significantly improve the overall myomectomy experience for patients; however, there are still important recovery and aftercare steps to review.
Before we discuss your recovery, it’s important to highlight the key benefits of having your myomectomy performed with the da Vinci surgical system.
With daVinci, Dr. Bozdogan only needs to make a few small incisions through which he inserts a high-definition camera and specialized instruments that he controls remotely from a console.
This approach to your myomectomy offers some key benefits, including:
All of this leads to less post-operative discomfort, which can greatly improve your recovery journey.
Despite vastly improving the patient experience with our robotic-assisted technology, it’s still surgery, and there's still some recovery. To give you a better idea, here’s what you should expect:
In many cases, we’re able to send patients home on the same day of the surgery. It’s a good idea to have someone around to help you for the first 24-48 hours. Other care instructions for the first 24 hours include:
During this period, it’s best to stay relatively quiet, though gentle movement can help circulation and support healing. We recommend walking each day, as much as you comfortably can.
Once you get through the first couple of days of recovery from your robotic-assisted myomectomy, here’s what you can expect moving forward:
Please note that we’re just a phone call away if you have any questions. We also provide you with these instructions in more detail before and after your myomectomy.
If you have concerns or questions that we haven’t addressed here, please feel free to contact us at one of our conveniently located offices in New York City or Paramus, New Jersey.
