Dude, shut up. You lost this argument about five comments ago.

I think that reinforces the point though — the conversation here should be a lot more nuanced and handled more deftly. I’m in my 30s now and I know how to say no, but pretty much throughout my 20s as I explored my sexuality I consistently ran into situations that I didn’t know how to handle. There’s a lot of pressure…

They would just have to settle for being intelligent, rich, and well-connected.

I’m just glad this wasn’t a fluff piece.

It’s a widely used publicity shot from her most recent album. It’s all over the Internet.

Also, look at the underside of the brim of the hat. The lighting is all wrong.

You think he formally apologized for the whole Birth Certificate thing?

Gynecological surgery using a daVinci robot is not new. We’ve had 2 robots at the hospital I work with for about 10 years now, and the gynecologists use them more than any other surgical service.

Do your research on your surgeon & the medical devices. Medical devices often allow those lesser skilled surgeons, who previously did not do these procedures, to start doing them.  https://www.drugwatch.com/davinci-surgery/lawsuits/

I had a da Vinci surgery for a hysterectomy and endometriosis earlier this year. I didn’t realize this wasn’t widespread or I probably would have been way more nervous. This “less invasive” part is where you only have small incisions where the instruments go in instead of open abdominal surgery. The doctor can make…

I am a surgical sales rep and just for clarification, this technology is in no way new. There are numerous hospitals that operate in New York City and across the country that use the da Vinci robot for Gynecological procedures and have for years. Also, the station where the doctor sits is always in the same room. …

Um. This has been around for a while. They’ve had robot gynecological surgery at Penn for a good five years.

the da Vinci was used to do my hysterectomy 2 yrs ago, totally awesome and I had a pretty quick healing time.

Absolutely I would.

It basically means there’s no incision into the abdominal cavity; instead it’s working largely with, um, existing openings. (If there are tiny incisions, it’s properly called “minimally invasive”.)

My hysterectomy was done with the DaVinci 6 years ago.

This seems to be a “souped up” version of the daVinci machine that my surgeon used to do my hysterectomy. And for additional gyno procedures. She was in the same room, but notbstsnding over me, instead she was seated at the controls in the corner.

You are correct. And the da Vinci has been used for gynecological surgeries for years. I used to circulate these cases back in 2010. I’m not sure what’s novel in this article - is it that it’s the first time it’s being used in a public hospital? The coolest thing I ever saw done with the da Vinci was a vasectomy…

Hospitals in Birmingham have been using robotic surgery for as long as I can remember. I wouldn’t be opposed to it.

Considerably less than what happens if a doctor is standing over an open abdomen with a knife in his hand and he has a heart attack or a seizure.