When Robotic Surgery
Leaves Just a Scratch
November 17, 2012
By: Anne Eisenberg
NY Times
Once
again scientists have found a way to improve technology to be able to perform
abdominal surgeries leaving only one incision about the size of the keyhole.
The machine has robotic arms and a camera that unfolds once inside the body to
perform surgery. The doctor would be sitting behind a computer monitoring the
arms and watching this video. This robot does have its positives and negatives.
On the plus side it could lead to faster recovery, less scarring, and Dr.
Hsieh, a urologist, somebody hopes to be able to do outpatient, scarless
robotic surgery. Looking at the negatives cost is always the main obstacle.
This machine costs $1.3 to $2.2 million and can run up your hospital bill like
no other.
This
article caught my attention because I really do want to see how robots will
slowly evolve into our everyday lives. We have had some incredible upgrades in
technology dealing with medicine but I am not sure if I would rather have an
actual surgeon perform or a robot. Even though the positives outweigh the
negatives (for now) I personally could not think about having my open-heart
surgery done by a robot. Some people with their crazy allergies could be
allergic to the metal on the robot and not even know it! All in all, I am not
too surprised scientists have come up with this robot but right now I do not
like the idea of it.
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