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In the past Margaret would have faced a neck scar of at least 5cm (2in).
But she became one of the first patients in the UK, possibly the world, to have scarless neck surgery after surgeons used the da Vinci robot.
The system allows the surgeon to operate through smaller scars within the body with more accuracy compared to conventional surgery.
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Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) consultant Mr Neil Tolley, who led the team at St Mary's Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare, said the robot enabled them to make one small cut below the collar bone and three incisions near the arm pit.
"Avoiding a scar is a main benefit," he said.
"We are achieving the same surgical goal without a scar on the neck.
"We have used this technique on six patients so far."
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