The surgery giving men cartoonish six-packs doesn’t technically provide fake abs, but it can lead to jarring visuals.

Researchers also found that slightly more women with hernias had midline (up and down) incisions. But the transverse (side to side) incision was the more common method used in all these C-sections.‌ ...

The abdominal incision was well healed. A hysterosalpingogram (Fig. 2) made on February 2, 1947, was consistent with a uterus unicornis unicollis with a normal left tube.

In November 2021, Virtual Incision completed a $46 million Series C financing round to support the robotic surgery platform. Virtual Incision then raised $30 million more in September 2023.

Compared with standard surgical dressings (SSDs), prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in closed abdominal incisions after elective laparotomy may significantly decrease the ...

A surgical tool "the size of a dinner plate" has been discovered inside a woman's abdomen 18 months after undergoing a C-section while giving birth to her child.

This device is a thin tube with a light that allows the surgeon to look at the abdominal organs and hernia. The surgeon will then make another incision for surgical instruments.

The lack of consensus for abdominal wall closure strategies after midline incisions demonstrates persistent uncertainty within the surgical community. Several RCTs [ 4–8] and meta-analyses [ 9 ...

The authors suggest the use of laparoscopic surgery when safe and feasible to reduce the risk of incisional hernia and surgical-site occurrence. It is also suggested to avoid a midline incision for ...

Virtual Incision is reimagining robotically-assisted surgery, with simple innovations offering mobility, flexibility, and accessibility to provide minimally invasive options to more patients.