New Surgical Technology for Bariatric Patients in Georgia

Bariatric surgery in Georgia has never been easier with the new state-of-the-art technology. The Atlanta Bariatric Center at Emory Johns Creek Hospital has as new surgical tool that can be used for weight loss surgery called the da Vinci System. The da Vinci System is a robotic-assisted device that is surgeries newest tool in helping with minimally invasive weight loss surgery in Atlanta. The da Vinci System allows surgeons to work with improved vision and greater precision. Before the da Vinci System, there were only two ways to perform surgery either the traditional way or the laparoscopic surgery. With the da Vinci System you can do both you can perform major medical surgeries in a less invasive way.

The da Vinci System allows for the surgeon to sit at a surgical console and control the robot’s arms as the surgeon performs the surgery through the robot. The tower is the actual robotic part of the system that has the surgical arms and performs the incisions. The surgeon sitting at the console has a stereoscopic 3-D monitor that shows images from the camera on the towers arm to the console for the surgeon in real time. The surgical console also has two joysticks controlled by the surgeon who is able to move the four arms on the tower. Any move that a surgeon can perform for example turning of the wrist or moving of the arm, the robot can mimic those actions during the surgery. The robot is never in charge of the surgery and does not have a mind of its own. The robot cannot perform any action unless it is controlled to do so by the surgeon, when the surgeon stops the controls the robot stops the actions.

Some patients may still be cautious about the robotic-assisted surgery, but not to worry, in fact there are more benefits to the robotic-assisted surgery then there are to traditional surgeries. Some of the benefits of using the da Vinci System to traditional surgery are: a less painful procedure, less scaring from the incision, less blood loss, shorter hospital stay and a faster return to normal activities. These benefits are all improvements from traditional surgery and still give the patients the same weight loss procedure as the traditional surgery just in minimally invasive manner.

The Atlanta Bariatric Center at Emory Johns Creek Hospital is a leader in the field of bariatric and weight loss surgery in Georgia. The center specializes in bariatric surgeries such as Gastric Bypass, Gastric Band, Sleeve Gastrectomy and most Surgical Revisions. The Atlanta Bariatric Center is there to help patients gain back their quality of life in a healthier and safer way. Every person is different and every persons situation is  different if you or someone you know is interested in the da Vinci System or any weight loss surgery in Atlanta please visit the Atlanta Bariatric Center and make an appointment to talk with a trained physician, and you can start getting your life back on track.