Laparoscopic surgery recovery and post-laparoscopic care

Laparoscopic surgery is renowned for offering a minimally invasive procedure that can lead to shorter recovery times¹ and up to 42% less risk for complications² and infections. As a part of careful planning for perioperative care, a pre-operative plan, a less invasive surgery and post-laparoscopic care can maximise value in the surgical setting while improving patient outcomes, accelerating surgery recovery and increasing patient satisfaction.

How long does laparoscopic surgery take to heal?

Laparoscopy recovery time can vary based on the procedure done. Laparoscopic surgery may be minimally invasive, but that does not mean that laparoscopic procedures can be considered minor.

Lap procedures can still be serious surgical interventions and thus will have a longer recovery time. In general, laparoscopic surgery recovery is significantly shorter than recovery and associated potential hospital stays (on average, three days shorter in-patient stays³) than recovery from traditional open surgery.

The benefits of the speed of laparoscopic surgery healing

Getting the laparoscopic surgery healing process underway quickly is a critical concern for patients but is equally important to surgical teams, healthcare providers and hospital administrators.

For patients, the benefits of laparoscopic surgery include less trauma, less blood loss, smaller scars, less risk of infection, shorter – if any – hospital stay, potentially lower costs, less pain during healing and faster recovery times and a quicker resumption of everyday life.

For surgical teams and healthcare providers, securing faster patient recovery times after laparoscopic procedures enables more rapid patient discharge and the ability to serve more patients while reducing risk and the number of adverse events or infections patients face. In the operating room, laparoscopic surgery contributes to these benefits by giving the surgical team greater visualisation, which helps to ensure that the laparoscopic procedure is successful and does not need to shift to an open surgery.

Laparoscopic surgeries and faster recovery helps to reduce overall costs and gets more patients into procedures they need, delivering cost effectiveness for hospitals and healthcare organisations.

Find out more about how increasing OR efficiency can help reduce recovery time as a part of better patient outcomes, particularly with laparoscopic surgery healing time.

How Mölnlycke supports laparoscopic surgery wound healing

Committed to helping healthcare providers deliver better patient outcomes, laparoscopic surgery wound healing is top of mind for Mölnlycke and in the surgical solutions we offer.

From offering a full range of individual laparoscopic surgery instruments to complete customised procedure trays, everything the surgical team needs for end-to-end laparoscopy surgeries is readily available. High-quality laparoscopic instruments, specialised draping solutions and post-op dressings can all be available in your own customised ProcedurePak tray for laparoscopic interventions, ensuring patient safety and quality care by securing accuracy and consistency for every procedure setup⁴. With shorter laparoscopic surgery duration times, less invasive techniques and smaller incisions, risk is reduced, and patients are in recovery starting their healing journey faster.

Mölnlycke also offers laparoscopic surgery wound care options, such as specialised post-op wound dressings that promote uninterrupted healing for the surgical incision.

Learn more about laparoscopic surgical instruments from Mölnlycke Health Care.