Minor Surgery is any surgical procedure that does not involve anaesthesia or respiratory assistance during the surgical procedure. Many conditions can be treated quickly and easily with minor surgery that just requires a local anaesthetic and a few minutes of your time.
Minor Surgery procedures can be used to treat:
Unguis incarnatus
Trigger Finger
De Quervian
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Skin tags
Skin cysts
Incision and drainage of an abscess
Warts
Leg vein treatments
Joint effusions –
Joint injections
Minor surgery is usually carried out as a day case or an out-patient basis. Prior to any minor surgery the doctor will conduct an initial consult to confirm a diagnosis and a plan for the procedure and gain informed consent. The only part of minor surgery that may hurt is when the anaesthetic is administered, after this the procedure is pain free. The length of time the procedure will take is dependent on the condition being treated and can range from 10-15minutes to a half hour or more. Your doctor will also advise if more visits are required to treat your condition.
After minor surgery:
Should you have a wound, your doctor will give you instructions on how to look after it in order to keep it clean and free of infection until it has healed.
You may also need to take painkillers to relieve any discomfort or antibiotics to prevent infection.
After some minor surgery you may feel a little faint or uncomfortable and may need someone to take you home.
You will be given a follow-up appointment so the doctor can check that the procedure was a success and ensure the wound is healing, you may also need to have stitches removed.
For some procedures it is also normal to send off a tissue sample for histology and please insure there is follow up with the results.
