Ovarian Cyst Removal

Surgical or Natural Treatment For An Ovarian Cyst

Removal of an ovarian cyst is often necessary when the ovarian cyst is known to be cancerous, is greater than 2.5” in diameter, is solid, is causing pain, or is twisted. A benign ovarian cyst will not turn into cancer. The risks of an ovarian cyst being cancerous increases with age. The older a patient is, the more likely the physician will want to remove the ovarian cyst by surgery.

There are two types of surgeries available for the removal of an ovarian cyst. I’ll be discussing the less invasive type of ovarian cyst surgery, They are laparoscopic surgery and open surgery. With laparoscopic surgery, a small incision is made below the bellybutton where carbon dioxide is pumped into the abdomen, so the surgeon may view your insides easily and find the ovarian cyst. Then, one or two small incisions are made for the surgical tools, that will remove your cysts, to be inserted into. Depending on the situation, the removal of the ovary may be done laparoscopically or with classic open incision surgery may be needed.

For laparoscopic surgery, pain is common for 3-4 days after surgery. It is commonly an outpatient procedure that does not require an overnight stay. Typically, the patient will be in the hospital for 0-1 days. There are some surgical risk factors involved. Full recovery from laparoscopic surgery for ovarian cyst removal usually takes 1-2 weeks, which is much less time than the total recover period of open surgery.