Since many adhesions are caused by surgery, having surgery to fix the adhesions is rarely effective, except when there is a bowel obstruction. In 70% of all cases, the surgical removal of the adhesions simply causes more adhesions to form.

Doctors at Florida Hospital's Center for Advanced Gynecologic Surgery will initially recommend non-surgical treatments if the adhesions are causing pain or other disruptions that affect your quality of life.

Symptom Management

These treatments can include medication such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen to control the pain, exercise, physical therapy or changes to your lifestyle.

If you have preferences about your treatment, you will want to discuss them with your doctor and go over all the options. The goal is to develop a treatment strategy that will increase your mobility while lessening pain and the doctors at Florida Hospital will be happy to explore all the options available to you so you can make an informed decision.

Surgery

If your adhesions are causing problems that can't be remedied by traditional pain management techniques, your doctor may recommend laparoscopic surgery. Through a small incision, the highly skilled surgeons at Florida Hospital will perform a laparoscopic adhesiolysis to remove the adhesions. This procedure is complex so you want a surgical team that has a lot of experience in this type of delicate operation. At Florida Hospital's Center for Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, our surgeons are highly experienced and utilize the latest advances in minimally invasive surgery to offer you the most positive outcome with less pain, fewer complications and a quick recovery time - usually you can return to full activity within a week of your procedure.