Overview
- Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid completed the first breast reconstruction in Spain that used a surgical robot to work with the patient's own abdominal tissue.
- Surgeons used the Da Vinci system to dissect tiny perforator vessels that keep the transplanted tissue alive, which helps them avoid large cuts in the abdominal wall.
- Regional health officials say the method can reduce pain after surgery, lower the risk of hernias or weakness, and shorten the hospital stay.
- The operation joined La Paz teams from Plastic Surgery and General Surgery, pairing microvascular skill with experience in robotic techniques.
- Robotic surgery has been common in urology, gynecology, and general surgery in Spain since 2005, while its use in plastic surgery has been rare until now.