Man who credits King over cancer diagnosis given pioneering robotic microsurgery An avid golfer who dismissed signs of cancer as a mark from his golf bag has become the first patient in the UK to have robotic microsurgery.
Mr Khan told PA: “The Symani system is the first open microsurgery robotic system that’s been developed in the world, and we are the first hospital in the UK to have it.
“Traditionally, when we used to do microsurgery, we would look down a microscope and we would manually use stitches to connect blood vessels together in order to perform these microsurgical reconstructions for patients who are having cancer treatment.
“Obviously, when the surgeon first mentioned it, I was not too sure, but then I went away and thought about it and just felt that I’m in safe hands, I have a good relationship with the surgeon and everything had been first class in terms of how I’ve been sort of looked after at the Royal Marsden, so I had complete confidence in them.
Mr Lees was referred to the world-renowned cancer hospital where he was under the care of consultant surgeon, Professor Andrew Hays, and consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon Aadil Khan.
