Obesity's Impact on Laparoscopic Surgery Recovery: A Global Review

Obesity presents challenges in laparoscopic surgery, increasing operative difficulty and certain complication risks. However, minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques generally offer significant recovery advantages over open surgery for obese patients, including reduced trauma and faster healing.

• Obesity complicates laparoscopic procedures, prolonging operative times.
• Laparoscopic surgery significantly reduces surgical trauma for obese patients compared to open surgery.
• It lowers risks of wound infections and certain pulmonary complications in obese individuals.
• Despite challenges, laparoscopic approach often leads to shorter hospital stays.
• Careful preoperative evaluation and personalized techniques minimize obesity's negative impacts.
• The approach is generally considered safe and effective for obese patients.

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