Robotic-Assisted Microsurgery and Its Future in Plastic Surgery

Within the last 20 years, robotic-assisted surgeries have been implemented as routine procedures in many surgical fields, except in plastic surgery. Although several case series report promising results, technical and economic aspects have prevented its translation into clinical routine. This review...

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Published inJournal of clinical medicine Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 3378
Main Authors Aitzetmüller, Matthias M., Klietz, Marie-Luise, Dermietzel, Alexander F., Hirsch, Tobias, Kückelhaus, Maximilian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 13.06.2022
MDPI
Subjects
Artificial intelligence
Cholecystectomy
Clinical medicine
Diabetic retinopathy
FDA approval
Laparoscopy
Mastectomy
Microsurgery
Patient satisfaction
Plastic surgery
Review
robotic microscope
Robotic surgery
robotic-assisted surgery
Surgeons
Surgical outcomes
Telemedicine
United States > US
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Summary:Within the last 20 years, robotic-assisted surgeries have been implemented as routine procedures in many surgical fields, except in plastic surgery. Although several case series report promising results, technical and economic aspects have prevented its translation into clinical routine. This review is based on a PubMed and Google Scholar database search, including case reports, case series, clinical and preclinical trials, as well as patents. Past, recent approaches, ongoing patents, as well as eight specific systems for robotic-assisted microsurgery and their potential to be translated into a clinical routine, are described. They may lay the ground for a novel field within plastic surgery. This review provides an overview of the emerging technologies and clinical and preclinical studies and discusses the potential of robotic assistance in the field of plastic surgery.
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ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm11123378