Surgery Option & Approach Expected Recovery Time Where Incisions Are Placed

LAPAROSCOPIC SUPRACERVICAL HYSTERECTOMY (LSH) The uterus is removed through 3–4 small incisions in the abdomen.

1–2 weeks

TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY (TLH) The uterus and the cervix are removed through small incisions in your abdomen and the vagina.

2–3 weeks

VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY The uterus, cervix and sometime other organs are removed through a small incision in the vagina.

3–4 weeks

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY The uterus, cervix and sometimes other organs are removed through an incision in your abdomen.

4–6 weeks

TINY INCISIONS

INTERNAL VAGINAL INCISION

TINY INCISIONS

INTERNAL VAGINAL INCISION

EXTERNAL INCISION

SURGICAL APPROACHES AND RECOVERY TIMES FOR HYSTERECTOMY