Local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia. 1 to 1.25 inch incision instead of 3 to 6 inch incision. Usually less than 30 minutes in the operating room vs. 1 to 2 hours. Less potential complications than the standard operation. Return to normal activities usually by the next day.
Many patients go out to eat the evening of surgery.
Significantly less expensive than the standard operation. Cure rate as high or higher than the standard operation. This new approach to parathyroid surgery has taken the surgical and endocrinology specialties by storm. This is changing the way all doctors look at this disease. Since hyperparathyroidism can now be fixed easily for the vast majority of patients, many experts are sending all of their patients for this minimal operation.