 Hello, I'm Dr. Prajwal. I'm a senior consultant urologist and associate professor in urology at KMC Mangalore. I'm presently heading the renal transplant program at KMC Mangalore. And my main areas of interest are laparoscopy and reconstructive urology. And with the present day surgical treatment is all about minimizing discomfort to the patients, minimizing your hospital's day and getting you back on your feet as soon as possible. Endoscopic treatment for prostatic and renal stone diseases is well known, so much so that open surgery for these procedures is almost unheard of nowadays. And it's even performed in even smallest of centers. But what about major procedures? Treatment of renal cancers? Treatment of reconstructive procedures like vialoplasties? Open surgery in these cases is still a significant cause of morbidity. That is, you have to endure the pain, you have a prolonged hospital stay and a long recovery. So small buttonhole-like incisions to do away with unsightly scars. This cosmetic advantage is just one of the small advantage of laparoscopic surgery over open surgery. For those who are unaware, laparoscopic surgery is performed through small 5-10 mm incisions which is done on the skin. And through this, we can have accurate visualization and ability to operate even in difficult to operate areas. In addition, the avoidance of large incisions and the powerful retraction which is often required in open surgery is completely done away with. And this prevents the tissue trauma from occurring and hastens your recovery. Now you have a number of laparoscopic procedures like you have urethrolithatomies, vialoplasties, adrenalctomy, simple nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy. I perform all these procedures laparoscopically. At KMC Mangalore, with the availability of advanced energy sources, high definition equipment and laparoscopic skills, even more complex procedures like laparoscopic or retropatidinoscopic partial nephrectomy, partial cystectomy, pelvic nymphodesection can all be done laparoscopically. Laparoscopy is the future. Come, leave your fears in your scars behind.