Minimally invasive surgery can safely be performed on infants weighing as little as 3 pounds and has many benefits. Whenever appropriate, the pediatric surgical teams at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL perform minimally invasive surgeryto minimize your child’s pain and to get him/her back “back to being a kid” as soon as possible.
Minimally invasive surgery is advantageous for adult patients beacuse it causes less pain, less scarring, better cosmetic results and return to normal activity is quicker.