Robotic Laser Brain Surgery that provides you a non invasive treatment for brain tumors and VHL was unthinkable just a couple of decades ago. What involved importance of massive proportions in the pre and post operative periods has been simplified thanks to interventions from state of the art technology. Surgeons expect Robotic Laser Brain Surgery to hold key till genetic cure evolves.

Stereotactic radiosurgery as it is called in the medical circles is paving way like never before in the treatment and cure of brain tumors. To understand what Robotic Laser Brain Surgery is and its efficacy we need to learn a bit about tumors and VHL.

Brain tumors and VHL

Some times blood vessels, for unknown reasons grow abnormally in any part of the body and owing to growth pressures knot up or resemble a tree in shape. (angiomas or hemangioblastomas). In honor of the contributions made by Dr. Eugen von Hippel and Dr. Arvid Lindau, these came to be known as VHL.

Brain tumors can be malignant or benign (cancerous or otherwise). But the seriousness of the conventional surgery is decided by factors such as the depth and number of tumors or the condition of the patient and certain cases as prevention before the tumor develops into a cyst.

Decision making and planning assumes high importance in Robotic Brain Surgery as with any surgery. CT and MRI help your surgeon a lot in decision making and mapping the tumor. Precise mapping the position and measurement of tumor correlates with a special "helmet". The helmet is worn by the patient undergoing Robotic Laser Brain Surgery and is fixed on the skull bone (this helps maintain a fixed position of laser with the target site). Helmet is equipped with a laser device that is capable of moving in six different planes (possibility to impinge laser in hundreds of angles). The laser device in the helmet is accurately guided by tracking software to pin point on the target site. The tracking software, you might ask, is similar to the ones that guide the missiles and space crafts. And as a safety measure, especially in Robotic Laser Brain Surgery, the laser device helped by the target tracking software can follow your movement up to a centimeter (it automatically stops if you move more than this).

Robotic Brain Surgery: Procedure

You might be tempted to ask whether laser will affect healthy tissues on its way to tumors. Of course they will. But studies have documented it to be just one in hundred pulses. The procedure of Robotic Laser Brain Surgery is straight forward and the tumors are melted (ablated). The guided technology helps laser match contour of tumor and plan dose distribution.

Robotic Laser Brain Surgery: Post Operative Care

As Robotic Laser Brain Surgery is a non invasive procedure you can go back home the same day and there wouldn't be wounds you need to care for. Nausea and stresses are not reported in huge numbers. You may need to do two things. Ask your spouse to drive you home and pick up a couple of band aids to take care of wounds from helmet fixing on your skull.