Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? Carol -Jimenez www.sharpei-image.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Hey Carol! Check the archives...we've discussed MIS before on these boards. Personally, I'd like my OS to be able to see what he/she is doing! Susie in Memphis > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Hey Carol! Check the archives...we've discussed MIS before on these boards. Personally, I'd like my OS to be able to see what he/she is doing! Susie in Memphis > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Thanks Susie, I will. I am a nurse and I agree that visualization is a great part of a successful surgery. My friend who had resurfacing about 6 years ago has kind of freaked me out talking about the problems she has had with the tissue trauma - joint is fine but lots of problems with the huge incision and muscles, fascia not returning to normal - so thought I'd check out the MIS procedure. Really do not want to leave the US so... Crol Re: MIS Hey Carol! Check the archives...we've discussed MIS before on these boards. Personally, I'd like my OS to be able to see what he/she is doing! Susie in Memphis > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Thanks Susie, I will. I am a nurse and I agree that visualization is a great part of a successful surgery. My friend who had resurfacing about 6 years ago has kind of freaked me out talking about the problems she has had with the tissue trauma - joint is fine but lots of problems with the huge incision and muscles, fascia not returning to normal - so thought I'd check out the MIS procedure. Really do not want to leave the US so... Crol Re: MIS Hey Carol! Check the archives...we've discussed MIS before on these boards. Personally, I'd like my OS to be able to see what he/she is doing! Susie in Memphis > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 OK, I know I'm being a pain - but I checked the " files " section and don't see anything - I'm new to this group so where do I look for the archives??? Carol Re: MIS Hey Carol! Check the archives...we've discussed MIS before on these boards. Personally, I'd like my OS to be able to see what he/she is doing! Susie in Memphis > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 OK, I know I'm being a pain - but I checked the " files " section and don't see anything - I'm new to this group so where do I look for the archives??? Carol Re: MIS Hey Carol! Check the archives...we've discussed MIS before on these boards. Personally, I'd like my OS to be able to see what he/she is doing! Susie in Memphis > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 > > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery > being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the > large 12 " one??? > > > > Carol -Jimenez > > www.sharpei-image.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 > > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery > being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the > large 12 " one??? > > > > Carol -Jimenez > > www.sharpei-image.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Hi Carol There is also minimal invasive resurfacing with one incision instead of 2. http://www.minimalinvasivehip.com/hip-surgery-consult.html Rog BHR both hips 2001 Ronan Treacy MIS > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Carol My name is Dave and I am the resident Representative on this board. MIS is the current trend in orthopaedic surgery. It promises a less invasive proceedure that should translate into faster recovery times. Some surgeons use one, two, or even three smaller incisions compared to the larger one most are familiar with. The negative is that these proceedures are still in the " working the bugs out " phase of their exsistance. In many cases, the current instrumentation " tools " are not configured in a way to fit this MIS concept. In short, talk to your surgeon and express your concerns. I know that Dr. Mont here in Baltimore has done some resurfacings through a single three inch incision. I also know that it made the proceedure a bit more difficult because of the tight space. Best wishes. Dave sog1927 sog@...> wrote: > > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery > being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the > large 12 " one??? > > > > Carol -Jimenez > > www.sharpei-image.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 My incision was nowhere close to 12 " - it's about 6 " . And I'm a big guy (6' 2 " 260 lbs) with a big Cormet 2000 (48mm/54mm). (47) RC2K Dr. Gross 3/24/04 > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Well, that certainly sounds better than 12 " . My friend had resurfacing done at JRI about 5 years ago and said she had a L shaped incision that was about 6 " across and 6 " down. Carol Re: MIS My incision was nowhere close to 12 " - it's about 6 " . And I'm a big guy (6' 2 " 260 lbs) with a big Cormet 2000 (48mm/54mm). (47) RC2K Dr. Gross 3/24/04 > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the large 12 " one??? > > Carol -Jimenez > www.sharpei-image.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 At 10:35 AM 7/24/2004 -0600, you wrote: > Well, that certainly sounds better than 12 " . My friend had > resurfacing done at JRI about 5 years ago and said she had a L shaped > incision that was about 6 " across and 6 " down. > > What's the difference? The only part that can be seen in a swimsuit > (unless you are into wearing those butt-floss suits) is the 6 " part that > comes down the thigh. And anyone that is going to be allowed to see that > part of the scar is probably not going to spend most of his time looking > at it ;-). Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 with matching scars to boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 At 10:35 AM 7/24/2004 -0600, you wrote: > Well, that certainly sounds better than 12 " . My friend had > resurfacing done at JRI about 5 years ago and said she had a L shaped > incision that was about 6 " across and 6 " down. > > What's the difference? The only part that can be seen in a swimsuit > (unless you are into wearing those butt-floss suits) is the 6 " part that > comes down the thigh. And anyone that is going to be allowed to see that > part of the scar is probably not going to spend most of his time looking > at it ;-). Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 with matching scars to boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 At 10:35 AM 7/24/2004 -0600, you wrote: > Well, that certainly sounds better than 12 " . My friend had > resurfacing done at JRI about 5 years ago and said she had a L shaped > incision that was about 6 " across and 6 " down. > > What's the difference? The only part that can be seen in a swimsuit > (unless you are into wearing those butt-floss suits) is the 6 " part that > comes down the thigh. And anyone that is going to be allowed to see that > part of the scar is probably not going to spend most of his time looking > at it ;-). Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 with matching scars to boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Dear Dave Thank you so much for your reply. I talked with JRI and they say " no way " to MIS. I'm sure one day (probably soon) this will be the " gold standard " but don't think I can wait that long. Would rather have big incision and resurfacing than MIS and THR!! Hopefully after reviewing my films and MRI - that will be my option : ) Carol Re: Re: MIS Carol My name is Dave and I am the resident Representative on this board. MIS is the current trend in orthopaedic surgery. It promises a less invasive proceedure that should translate into faster recovery times. Some surgeons use one, two, or even three smaller incisions compared to the larger one most are familiar with. The negative is that these proceedures are still in the " working the bugs out " phase of their exsistance. In many cases, the current instrumentation " tools " are not configured in a way to fit this MIS concept. In short, talk to your surgeon and express your concerns. I know that Dr. Mont here in Baltimore has done some resurfacings through a single three inch incision. I also know that it made the proceedure a bit more difficult because of the tight space. Best wishes. Dave sog1927 sog@...> wrote: > > Is anyone aware of resurfacing with the minimal invasive surgery > being done - this is the one or two small incisions rather than the > large 12 " one??? > > > > Carol -Jimenez > > www.sharpei-image.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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