Dr. Bennett specialises in the following types of surgery:

• Laparoscopic Band Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (Weight Loss Surgery)
• Removal of the Gall Bladder (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy)
• Surgical Treatment of Reflux Disease (Laparoscopic Fundoplication)
• Removal of part of the Bowel (Laparoscopic Assisted Colectomy)
• Hernia Repair
• Surgery of the Stomach (Upper GI Tract Surgery)
• Thyroid Surgery
• General surgery including:
• Vasectomy
• Haemorrhoids
• Other minor proceduresi.e. Excision Skin Lesions, In-grown Toenails

Please click on a type of surgery above for more information.

How laparoscopic surgery works

The procedure takes place under general anaesthesia, so the patient is unconscious throughout surgery. Using a trocar, a narrow tube-like instrument, the surgeon gains access into the abdomen through the navel. A miniature camera, called a laparoscope, is inserted through the trocar, projecting a clear, magnified image of the patient's internal organs on a video monitor. The image on the video monitor provides the surgeon with a view of the inside of the abdomen as he operates.

Left: New laparoscopic procedure leaves only 4 tiny marks.
Right: Traditional gallbladder surgery leaves a 6-9 inch scar.
(Both photos are nine months after surgery).