Minimally Invasive Vasectomy Charlotte North Carolina

Getting a minimally invasive vasectomy is the the best vasectomy procedure you can get! If you are in the Charlotte area then you are in luck because His Choice Charlotte vasectomy specializes in the most modern vasectomy experience. Trust us on this one!

You only want to consider a minimally invasive no scalpel vasectomy procedure. This is the safest vasectomy procedure around. This procedure has the lowest risks of side effects and lowest chance of failure. 

Most people are familiar with what a vasectomy procedure is all about. In comparison, most people know nothing about having a laminectomy procedure or even the purpose for having a laminectomy.

People are familiar with vasectomy because it is a common surgical procedure. The most common surgical procedures in the United States are:

1. C-section
2. Circumcision
3. Vasectomy

We are familiar with these procedures because they are common. Many of us, including our friends and family, have personal experience these procedures and have a basic understanding of what these procedures entail.

Although people know about vasectomy, most are not aware there are different types of vasectomy procedures out there.

There two main types of vasectomy are:

• Old school: incisional vasectomy
• More modern: Minimally invasive vasectomy

What’s the difference?

You can best think of the above as the actual approach the doctor takes when starting the vasectomy procedure. To explain it another way, the above categories describe how the vasectomy doctor gets through the scrotal skin.

These two techniques do not describe how the vas deferens tubes are permanently closed to prevent pregnancy.

The procedure used to get through the scrotal skin usually affects the chance of having a complication.

The procedure used to close the vas deferens tubes usually affects the chance of having a vasectomy failure.

Spoiler alert: incisional vasectomy has been associated with more complications. Bigger incisions equal bigger problems.

This is probably no surprise to many who are reading this!

Incisional vasectomy: An older, outdated procedure

Incisional vasectomy involves, yeah you guessed it, a scalpel!

Usually two cuts are made on each side of the scrotum. This description does not leave much to the imagination. You may be cringing as you read this.

Don’t worry! If you have your vasectomy with His Choice Charlotte vasectomy, we wont do this to you. No scrotal cuts being done here!

In the medical literature, incisional vasectomy is sometimes referred to as conventional vasectomy or ‘traditional vasectomy’.

In common vernacular, ‘traditional’ usually means “old”.

Although old does not have to mean bad, the word old is usually something you want to stay away from when talking about a surgical procedure. 

Incision vasectomy is performed using a scalpel to make a small incision on each side of the the scrotum. The incisions are less than 2 inches long.

The incisional vasectomy technique usually requires skin sutures. 

Your chances of having problems are higher with conventional vasectomy procedures.

Minimally invasive vasectomy: Definitely more modern!

Minimally invasive vasectomy is a more modern vasectomy procedure.

Minimally invasive usually implies the vasectomy is being performed through the smallest skin opening possible to safely perform the procedure. Usually only one skin opening in the middle of the scrotum is all that is required.

No-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) is a minimally invasive vasectomy procedure that uses specially designed instruments to make smaller sized openings in the scrotal skin.

The NSV opening is usually less than 1/4 of an inch and no skin sutures are required to close these smaller incisions. Two special instruments (vas ring clamp and vas dissector) are essential to NSV.

Most vasectomy doctors like to refer to the no-scalpel skin open as an opening and not an incision. During the no scalpel procedure a small instrument is used to poke a small hole in the scrotal skin in the middle of the scrotum. The skin hole is enlarged by spreading the opening and stretching the small hole open. 

Technically, no scalpel vasectomy only refers to how an opening is made in the scrotal skin. The term ‘no scalpel’ does not tell you anything about the procedure used to cause permanent blockage of the tubes.

Incisional vs minimally invasive vasectomy

The terms ‘incisional’ and ‘minimally invasive’ are terms that only describe how the doctor gets through the skin to perform the actual vasectomy procedure.

Why is understanding the difference important?

Both terms (incision and minimally invasive) do not describe the actual vasectomy procedure. These terms only describe how the vasectomy procedure is started. They describe how the skin is opened.

incisional means larger openings and usually more than one
minimally invasive means smaller opening and usually only one

• Incisional vasectomy results in larger skin openings and greater damage to the scrotal skin requiring sutures to close the skin incisions.
• Minimally invasive vasectomy results in smaller skin opening(s), less damage to skin, and faster recovery.

Medical studies have shown consistently shown that patients who have minimally invasive, no scalpel vasectomy have less complications and a better recovery.

Minimally invasive vasectomy is the best vasectomy procedure by far!

What is the best vasectomy procedure?

Minimally invasive vasectomy is much safer vasectomy procedure with lesser side effects than incisional vasectomy.

The best medical studies have shown that patients who have minimally invasive, no scalpel vasectomy have lower amounts of pain after their vasectomy, lower rates of infection, and lower chance of having serious bleeding that can cause prolonged pain and discomfort during vasectomy recovery, ie scrotal hematoma.

Overall, no scalpel minimally invasive vasectomy caused less pain and discomfort in the early vasectomy recovery period and decreased risk of bleeding.

The American Urological Association strongly advises healthcare professionals to only offer minimally invasive, no scalpel vasectomy procedures to patients.

Surgeons should isolate and expose the vas deferens for vasectomy using a minimally invasive approach such as the no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) technique. (Moderate Recommendation; Evidence Level: Grade A)

~AUA 2026 Vasectomy Guideline statement #11

Why would anyone not want a minimally invasive vasectomy technique?

Scrotal incisions: Not with His Choice Charlotte vasectomy!

Patients often recount childhood memories of their fathers laying on the couch with large bags of ice on their groins after vaguely mentioning a ‘visit’ to their doctor.

You will not have to do this after being a patient with His Choice Charlotte vasectomy.

Some patients recall vivid vasectomy horror stories kindly shared with them by their friends who had vasectomy elsehwere. These stories are so dramatic it makes you wonder why anyone would want to get a vasectomy.

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When you have a minimally, invasive vasectomy with His Choice Charlotte vasectomy, you can be reassured you are getting one of the safest procedures around with the lowest risks of complications.

Although any vasectomy can have a complication, many of these horror stories were the result of complications from old-school incisional, scalpel vasectomy.

We recommend you avoid incisional, scalpel vasectomy at all cost.