India, June 16 -- CK Birla Hospitals - BM Birla Heart Hospital, Kolkata, has introduced robotic-assisted cardiac surgery, a technique that medical experts say could help patients recover faster compared to traditional open-heart procedures.

According to doctors, the advanced technology is designed to reduce surgical trauma, pain, and recovery time, allowing patients to return to normal life sooner.

Dr Soumya Guha, Robotic Cardiac Surgeon at BM Birla Heart Hospital, described the procedure as a breakthrough in cardiac care.

He added that the robotic system enables highly precise and skilful surgical intervention.

"The technologically advanced robot helps us perform extremely precise and skilful surgery on the patient," he said.

Dr Guh...