Patient records
Name: Kanya Wattana
Age: 29
Nationality: Thailand
Diagnosis: Giant uterine leiomyoma
Treatment Hospital: Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
“It felt like I had a grapefruit stuck in my stomach, but I couldn’t leave any ‘battle medals’ behind.” Kanya, 29, from Phuket, Thailand, is a bikini model. She sought medical attention for excessive menstrual bleeding and a mass in her abdomen, where she discovered a massive uterine fibroid measuring 12 centimeters in diameter. Local doctors told her that such a large fibroid could only be removed through open surgery, leaving a long scar. This was a devastating blow to Kanya, who considered her body her life's work.
Kanya found us on social media with almost demanding requirements: complete removal of the fibroids without leaving scars, while also preserving her future fertility. After evaluation, our health consultants concluded that this was not an impossible task, but it required finding an "artist" who could bring minimally invasive techniques to their fullest potential.
We recommended the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Renji Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, to her, highlighting their single-port laparoscopic surgery (LESS) technique via the navel. We explained to her that Renji's expert team is like "deep-sea divers," able to use the navel as a natural "entrance" to converge all surgical instruments into a single channel to complete complex procedures. This not only demands extremely high technical skills from the doctors but also requires a profound understanding of the patient's anatomy and the utmost care for the organs and tissues.
We arranged a remote video consultation for Kanya with experts at Renji Hospital. Using MRI images that we translated, the experts showed her the precise location of the fibroid and explained in detail how to perform a delicate dissection and suturing through a single incision, ultimately crushing and removing the fibroid. After Kanya arrived in Shanghai, we provided her with the highest level of privacy protection. From VIP admission to the private management of her single-room ward, every step was strictly confidential. The surgery was very successful; the fibroid was completely removed, and the uterus was perfectly sutured. Only one month after the surgery, the incision on Kanya's navel was completely invisible. She sent us a set of her latest swimsuit photos, with the caption: "My body is still flawless. Thank you for using the most precise scalpel to clear away the 'fog' in my abdomen, leaving no trace."