What should you know about robotic assisted sacrocolpopexy?

The surgeon uses instruments attached to a robotic system while viewing the pelvis through a camera. Mesh is placed to support the vagina or cervix and attached to strong tissue near the sacrum. The robot does not make decisions or operate independently. Sacrocolpopexy may be considered when prolapse causes pressure, bulging, difficulty emptying the bladder or bowel, or discomfort during activity.

Mesh remains in the body, so ask how it will be positioned and what risks apply to your circumstances. A non-mesh pelvic floor repair is another approach for some people. Read about Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Surgical Mesh before your consultation.

Your team may review medicines, bowel and bladder symptoms, previous operations, smoking, and plans for future pregnancy. Arrange help at home and follow instructions about eating, bathing, walking, wound care, and lifting. Gentle movement is usually encouraged, while strenuous activity and vaginal intercourse wait until your surgeon confirms healing. Recovery varies with the operation and your general health.

Ask whether you need bladder training, pelvic floor physiotherapy, or treatment for constipation. Compare this option with Sacrocolpopexy and Pelvic Floor Repair Surgery so the choice reflects your symptoms, examination findings and goals.

Contact your surgical team promptly for fever, worsening abdominal pain, increasing redness or drainage from an incision, repeated vomiting, difficulty passing urine, heavy vaginal bleeding, or a new vaginal bulge. Seek urgent help for chest pain, severe breathlessness, fainting, or one-sided leg swelling. Follow the discharge plan even when symptoms seem mild.

Which part of my prolapse are you repairing? Why is a robotic approach suitable for me? What mesh material will you use? What alternatives preserve the uterus or avoid mesh? How might this affect urination, bowel function, sex, and future pregnancy? When can I return to work, driving and exercise?