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The rise of the internet has coincided with rapid medical advances around the world. Minimally invasive surgery has become well known and widely practised but less well known are the truly non-invasive technologies that are emerging.
In the future, healthcare will be increasingly driven by these non-invasive technologies and there are exciting new treatments under development, especially in the field of nanotechnology.
In fact many technologies for diagnosis and treatment are already available and established now, but without the expensive marketing common within the drug industry they are not all as widely known as they should be.
In the future, healthcare will be increasingly driven by these non-invasive technologies and there are exciting new treatments under development, especially in the field of nanotechnology.
In fact many technologies for diagnosis and treatment are already available and established now, but without the expensive marketing common within the drug industry they are not all as widely known as they should be.
Heel scan for pressure ulcer
What does 'non-invasive' mean?
Broadly we mean the absence of surgical incision. The scalpel or needle is replaced by light or other radiation, ultrasound, electro-magnetic field etc. which does not break the skin.
Phototherapy for venous ulcer
Non-invasive healthcare is an exciting and rapidly growing field. It includes radiosurgery, diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound, which includes HiFU (high frequency focussed ultrasound), light therapy (phototherapy), PDT (photodynamic therapy) and much more.
Many of these procedures are pain-free, so avoiding the need for anaesthesia and they can also replace or supplement drug-based therapies.
Many of these procedures are pain-free, so avoiding the need for anaesthesia and they can also replace or supplement drug-based therapies.
Open surgery brings pain requiring anaesthesia, hospital stays, risk of infection and potentially long recovery times which `non-invasive‘ surgery can avoid.
For example:
Virtual biopsy by ultrasound shows unprecedented detail to dermatologists and avoids disturbing suspected skin cancer lesions, which can be dangerous.
Pressure sores (decubitus) and wound undermining can be detected by ultrsound (top right) before they erupt.
PDT is an alternative to physical ablation for skin cancer and can avoid scarring.
Phototherapy promotes healing of chronic wounds like pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and diabetic gangrene and acute wounds such as tears or burns.
We are familiar with the idea of ultrasound imaging but newer technology is bringing sharper, clearer pictures in three dimensions and extending coverage to areas such as the skin, where earlier scanners were unable to provide detailed images. When wounds heal, the process can be followed even when the skin has closed, including detection of adhesions.