Minor Surgery
THIS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST LANCASHIRE.
Staff:
Surgeons: Dr S Biswas, Mrs Lesley Grundy
Clinic Staff: Christine Edwards
Service Manager: Jenni Green
Procedures we offer:
Excisions:
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Sebaceous and epidermal cysts
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Lipoma – site and size within the limits of excision under local anaesthetic
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Basal Cell Carcinoma (low risk) – As per British Association of Dermatologists Guidelines
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Actinic keratoses (Solar keratoses)
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Symptomatic Seborrhoeic keratosis
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Symptomatic Intradermal naevi
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Dermatofibromas
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Papilloma
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Pyogenic granulaoma
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Cherry angioma
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Cold Abcess
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Benign Cystic Skin Lesions
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Nail excision/avulsion
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Wedge resection with phenolisation
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Melancystic navei (excluding face)
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Biopsy/Punch Biopsy (excluding face)
Injections
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Shoulder
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Carpel Tunnel (conservative treatment)
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De quervains syndrome
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Trigger finger
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Tennis elbow
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Golfers elbow
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Plantar fascitis
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Knee
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Small hand joints
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Metatarsalgia
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Trochanteric bursitis
Procedures not suitable for this service:
Lesions in certain areas are clearly not suitable for this service, including those likely to:
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Leave cosmetically sensitive scars
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Cause problems with ocular closure
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Need skin grafts or flaps to cover resulting defects
Lesions on sites of the body where nerves are superficially situated and may easily be divided are not suitable, these include:
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Lateral side of the popliteal fossa
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The posterior triangle of the neck
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Pre-auricular region and side of the jaw
The above lesions should be referred to Secondary Care along with the following:
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Any definite or strongly suspected malignancy
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Non Truncal basal cell carcinoma
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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Malignant melanoma
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Cutaneous lymphoma
Click the button below for the referral form.