Minor surgery can best be describes as outpatient surgery. Some surgeries that are considered minor are called so because they are not given due to a life threatening problem and that they are so common place that it is considered extremely low risk in nature. Think about it; having your tonsils removed used to be considered major surgery and now it is more likely referred to as a right of passage. Minor surgery usually consists of minor incisions being made with little to no scarring or with the use of lasers instead.
Minor surgery is rarely feared but it is often required to rid the body of slight and small problems or things that are easy to correct such as bunions, vision, ganglion cysts, and cosmetic things like wrinkles and acne. Minor surgery rarely requires any extended hospital stays that last beyond a few hours or so, but they can if the patient undergoes shock, interior or obsessive bleeding or major infections due to the procedures. It is common for local anesthesia’s to be used during minor surgeries rather than putting the patient to sleep as that requires far more money and it is often not necessary. For example, local anesthesia is used for bunion surgery as the incision is fairly small and the surgery is completed in about an hour.
People are generally put out for surgeries that require hours of intrusive and/or awkwardly placed incisions because the patient is more likely to suffer shock when they are being invaded by metallic instruments. Not to mention that during major surgeries, patients are required to remain immobile for hours and local anesthesia is not enough and doesn’t last long enough for this type of surgery to begin. When you are in need of minor surgeries, you should be very satisfied in knowing that your condition is not life threatening enough to require that you need major surgeries. No one likes to get surgery, but if you must get it, it might as be a minor one right?
It is generally referred to that class of surgeries that can be performed in our office under local anesthesia, without any need for sedation or general anesthesia. A variety of skin lesions, some of which are presented below are among those that can be treated in our office by a minor surgery. We offer complimentary consultations on these or any other skin condition.
Which conditions can be treated?
- skin tags
- warts
- moles
- verruccae
- benign skin naevi
- hairy moles
- crusting skin lesions
- skin blemishes
- molluscum warts
- penile & vaginal warts
- thread veins
- haemorrhoids
- in-growing toe nails
- lipomas
- and many other conditions
Moles
Almost everyone has a few moles or has heard of them. Although the majority of these moles are benign, on rare occasions they can become a health concern. We recommend that if you are concerned about a particular mole or if you have a number of them, you should undergo a general exam by a physician to determine whether they need to be biopsies. However, if a mole is of cosmetic concern to you, because of it's location (i.e., on the face, shaving area, bra line, etc.) it could easily be removed by a minor surgery here at our office or outpatient at Delnor Hospital.
Skin Tags
Refers to an extra piece of skin hanging in some area of the body. It is common on the neck, face, groin and under the arm. These are generally benign and can easily be cauterized (which means that they can be burned without stitching the skin). under local anesthesia at our office, wound care is recommended afterward.
Warts
Regardless of their location (hand, feet, genitals) they are an unsightly skin condition that can easily be treated by the use of laser or simple cauterization.
Birthmarks
Are among the other cosmetic concerns that depending on their location, type, or their size, could possibly be treated by minor surgery or the use of a laser machine.
Scars
Whether from a previous surgery or an old trauma, they could be revised using a minor surgical method or by the use of a laser machine to improve it's appearance.
Lumps, Cysts, Bumps,
Of any kind need to be diagnosed by a trained physician to assure that they are not of any significant health risk, otherwise could be removed by a minor surgery.
There are numerous other skin conditions that we may be of assistance to you, that are beyond the scope of this section. We perform biopsies to determine a pathological diagnosis for any concerning skin conditions.
Almost everyone has a few moles or has heard of them. Although the majority of these moles are benign, on rare occasions they can become a health concern. We recommend that if you are concerned about a particular mole or if you have a number of them, you should undergo a general exam by a physician to determine whether they need to be biopsies. However, if a mole is of cosmetic concern to you, because of it's location (i.e., on the face, shaving area, bra line, etc.) it could easily be removed by a minor surgery here at our office or outpatient at Delnor Hospital.
Skin Tags
Refers to an extra piece of skin hanging in some area of the body. It is common on the neck, face, groin and under the arm. These are generally benign and can easily be cauterized (which means that they can be burned without stitching the skin). under local anesthesia at our office, wound care is recommended afterward.
Warts
Regardless of their location (hand, feet, genitals) they are an unsightly skin condition that can easily be treated by the use of laser or simple cauterization.
Birthmarks
Are among the other cosmetic concerns that depending on their location, type, or their size, could possibly be treated by minor surgery or the use of a laser machine.
Scars
Whether from a previous surgery or an old trauma, they could be revised using a minor surgical method or by the use of a laser machine to improve it's appearance.
Lumps, Cysts, Bumps,
Of any kind need to be diagnosed by a trained physician to assure that they are not of any significant health risk, otherwise could be removed by a minor surgery.
There are numerous other skin conditions that we may be of assistance to you, that are beyond the scope of this section. We perform biopsies to determine a pathological diagnosis for any concerning skin conditions.
