Blog post #6; Medical Innovations - Robot surgery

           Have you ever heard of “the robot surgery”? Since it was first operated in Yonsei Severance hospital in 2005, many patients are getting through the robot surgery because it is more complicate and has more accuracy than the original surgery which is operated by hands of doctors. (Thesis statement) Then what is a “robot surgery”? You might imagine the scene that the robot itself conducts the surgery whole as you might see in the SF movies. However, in fact, still doctors conduct the surgery using the exquisite robot machine.

         Robot surgery is a critical innovation because it can make less pain in patients. The Dr. Robot’s hand is known to be just 5~7mm, which is far smaller and much more complicate than doctors’ hands. That is, it can have a smaller damage on normal cells which do not need medical touch, than the surgery by doctors’ hands. And it can lead to a less pain and faster recovery than the original surgeries.

           Second, robot surgery is important because it has a low possibility of failure. Because the surgeon can have a broader view of the patient’s body by 3D camera during the surgery, there’s low possibility of causing a ‘fake’ cut on the patient’s body. And of course, patient can have a quicker recovery from a possible pain and danger.

           The robot surgery is a medical innovation in that it can have a less harm on the normal body cells and that can lead to a low possibility of failure. There’s much more good points in robot surgery. And therefore robot surgery market is growing bigger and bigger although it causes more money as well. In research conducted in 2015, the percentage of robot surgery in the whole surgery market is over 11%. And, it will be growing much faster and bigger. I wish the ‘robot surgery’ technique will grow more to meet the demands of patients.