How long does it take to recover from minimally invasive heart surgery?
The recovery rate of open-heart surgery is long compared to minimal invasive technique. Open heart surgery requires cutting the breast bone (also called sternum) to reach the heart. So after surgery the patient has to apply a chest binder for 4 to 6 weeks and lie only in a straight position during night for one month.
For driving 2 wheelers, the patient has to wait for 2 months till the healing process is complete. Weight lifting like vegetables, fruits carry bags has to be avoided for 4 to 6 weeks. All these problems are not faced if the center breast bone is not cut. In such a situation, it is reasonable to conclude that the amount of time taken to recover from this former type of surgery is long and can be difficult to achieve an active lifestyle faster.
The recovery rate of this Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery is practically very less as compared to open-heart surgery. Because of the reason that the exposure of the heart to the outside environment in this form of surgery is very less as compared to the exposure of which is provided to the heart in the open-heart surgery. As we discussed breast bone is not cut, this type of surgery is performed by a small surgical cut in between rib spaces.
As the name itself suggests, minimal invasive surgery has smaller cosmetic scar, less pain after surgery and faster recovery from heart disease. It is really helpful to ensure that when the patient who undergoes the minimally invasive cardiac surgery, the chances of wound problems are near zero percent. Patient can join back work within four weeks time.
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