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Myomectomy
What To Expect After Surgery
The length of time you may spend in the hospital varies.
- Hysteroscopy is an outpatient procedure.
- Laparoscopy may be an outpatient procedure or may require a stay of 1 day.
- Laparotomy requires an average stay of 1 to 4 days.
Recovery time depends on the method used for the myomectomy:
- Hysteroscopy requires from a few days to 2 weeks to recover.
- Laparoscopy requires 1 to 2 weeks.
- Laparotomy requires 4 to 6 weeks.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: June 23, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Divya Gupta, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology |
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