Cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an organ located under your liver that stores and collects bile. By utilizing a minimally invasive procedure, a single two centimeter incision in the belly button can now treat conditions of the gallbladder. This eliminates the standard open cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) that uses a larger incision made in the lower abdomen. The SILS procedure removes the gallbladder by inserting a SILS Port, a soft, flexible instrument, into the belly button. This instrument has three distinct openings that allow the surgeon to operate three surgical devices simultaneously. Once the surgery is complete, the SILS Port is removed leaving one small incision. It eliminates visible scars, by hiding this small incision within the belly button. This also requires shorter hospital stay of one to three days and a faster recovery time of about two weeks when compared to the typical open cholecystectomy.