The “Specialist” uses an advanced technology that enhances the accuracy of brain removal

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and the Research Center in Jeddah succeeded in adopting a modern medical technique that helps surgeons to eradicate brain tumors with more accurately, depends on the patient’s injection before surgery with a substance that makes the tumor cells light down under a special light during surgery, helps doctors to distinguish clearly between the affected and healthy tissues during the operation, which contributes to improving full removal rates by up to 30%, and reflects positively on the chances of healing patients And reduce the chances of the survival of invisible cancer cells. The “Specialist” is the first hospital in the Kingdom to use this technique known as 5-Amino Livolinks in a routine way, which enhances its position as one of the leading health centers in microscopic surgery, in a move that keeps pace with the challenges facing the removal of high-grade brain tumor, which may be difficult to distinguish its borders because of its similarity with natural tissues, which makes the surgery Traditional risks.

The “Specialist” continues its role as an advanced medical destination, as cooperation with other hospitals inside and outside the Kingdom began to transfer this technology and exchange experiences, with the aim of expanding its use and achieving the maximum possible benefit for patients, within the framework of the permanent hospital efforts to implement the latest medical innovations to provide advanced health care for patients.

It is noteworthy that the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center was the first in the Middle East, Africa and 15 globally, among the list of the best 250 academic health care institutions around the world, according to “Brand Finance” for 2025, and the highest valuable health brand in the Kingdom and the Middle East for the year 2024, as it was included in the list of the best smart hospitals in the world for the year 2025 by a magazine Newsweek.