Does a laparscopic assisted surgery cause an open wound ?

I had a VBG lap assisted surgery. To my surprise I was cut open and now had a 4-5 inches of scar in my stomach. I thought that a laparscopic surgery will produces 4-5 pencil size holes without the need to cut open the stomach. But the doctor said that I had agreed to a lap assisted surgery instead of a laparscopic surgery. He said a lap assisted surgery will still produce an open cut and is different from a laparscopic surgery. Is the term "lap assisted" surgery means that you will still be cut open ?

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