Single Site Gallbladder Surgery

Single Site "Scarless" Gallbladder Surgery - Gallbladder Surgery with virtually no scar.

Bren Heaton, MD

Steven Williams, MD, FACS

A single one-inch incision in the belly button.  That’s all it takes for skilled surgeons at Saint Alphonsus in Boise, ID, to remove a gallbladder using the latest minimally invasive robotic surgery procedure. Saint Alphonsus is the only hospital in the region to offer this state-of-the-art procedure.

Single-Site™ da Vinci® Surgery - One Small Incision, Minimal Scarring

At Saint Alphonsus, surgeons are now using the Single-Site™ da Vinci® surgical system--the most advanced technology available for robotic surgery--to perform gallbladder removal. The single-site technology enables surgeons to reduce the traditional number of incisions needed for minimally invasive gallbladder surgery from three to five down to one. This procedure is performed through a single incision in the belly button using state-of-the-art precision instruments. Because the surgery requires only a single incision less than an inch long,  scarring is dramatically reduced and patients experience a virtually scarless procedure.

Patients can experience many benefits including:

• Minimal scarring
• Minimal pain
• Reduced blood loss
• Faster recovery
• Shorter hospital stay
• Overall more pleasant experience

We Look Forward to Helping You

For more information on “scarless” surgery call 208-367-7090.