The Truth About Power Morcellators for GYN Surgery

Power Morcellators Are Unnecessary

o The use of power morcellators in GYN surgery has been banned in many hospitals as it can potentially lead to life threatening complications. As a result, the OBGYN performing surgery will often tell patients the surgery has to be done by an open approach. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Center for Innovative GYN Care wants you to know that open surgical procedures NEVER should be offered as an alternative to laparoscopic

procedures with the intent to avoid power morcellation. The reason being that there ARE safe and effective minimally invasive procedures like

DualPortGYN that do not require the use of a power morcellator.

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Power morcellators have been used in conjunction with procedures performed

using a robot, and can potentially spread cancer cells in the pelvic cavity.

Disadvantages of Power Morcellation

Potential spread of cancer

Longer surgery time

Increased pain and recovery

Higher complication risks

o Who is using morcellation and why?

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• OBGYNs who do not have advanced training in innovative laparoscopic techniques require a morcellator to perform minimally invasive GYN procedures.

o How are insurance companies reacting?

• Insurance companies are limiting the kinds of procedures that women can have to treat GYN conditions, which may put them at risk for unnecessary, more invasive open procedures.

The CIGC Approach

Minimally invasive GYN specialists at the Center for Innovative GYN Care always practice non-morcellator techniques and provide the fastest possible post-op recovery to patients through innovative surgical techniques.

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For myomectomy, CIGC surgeons use LAAM: the safest fibroid removal surgery using only two incisions.

LAAM can be used to remove all fibroids, no matter the number, size, or location.

Most procedures are done in an outpatient setting, patients go home the same day.

The CIGC Approach

DualPortGYN, developed by CIGC, is the safest and most effective minimally invasive GYN surgery requiring only 2 tiny incisions to create remarkable results. It has been applied to thousands of cases for hysterectomy, cancer, endometriosis, pelvic masses, ovarian cysts and prolapse procedures.

CIGC Advanced Laparoscopic GYN Surgeon Dr. Paul MacKoul, MD:

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