Robotic surgery is now being used for the treatment of hysterectomy. The da Vinci Robotic System contains four arms that are used to perform the surgery, and these arms are controlled by a surgeon sitting on a console observing via a three-dimensional Camera in High Definition.
The body organs are cauterized so that heavy bleeding does not occur. After the organs are separated they are removed. Depending on the size of the uterus the method of removal is determined i.e. if the uterus is small it comes via the vagina directly and if large it is cut into small pieces, which then comes out through the port.
According to Dr. Robert Marino who is an obstetrician and Gynecologist, the patient recovers faster, as the robot is able to perform the operation without any tugging or pulling on the patient and is able to hold the instruments in such a way that the patient does not experience much pain.. According to Dr. Marino, normally patients were given Motrin with Ibuprofen after the operation and nothing else after that, which was totally different from open surgery and standard laparoscopy procedures.
This type of robotic surgery is gaining popularity and is being used in OBGYN surgeries along with other fields such as urology, ENT and cardiovascular surgery.
Source: http://www.eamc.org/