Shillong, Sept. 7 -- In a significant medical advancement for the region, surgeons at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) have successfully performed an innovative and technically demanding "scarless" thyroidectomy.

This procedure, known as Endoscopic Thyroidectomy or Remote Access Thyroidectomy, offers patients a cosmetic alternative to traditional open surgery.

The pioneering surgery was performed on a young woman diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Unlike conventional methods that require a visible incision on the neck, the NEIGRIHMS team utilized instruments typically used for laparoscopic surgery.

These instruments were inserted through small incisions in the patient's armpit an...