Surgery

Having a medical consultation with a licensed healthcare professional will ensure you benefit from the correct service for you. Having an assessment, therapeutic interventions, diagnostic conclusions or other services are all dependant upon having had a consultation and being referred on to the correct pathway.

Commonly called a nose job, Rhinoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure not only used for cosmetic purposes (cosmetic surgery) but also medical (reconstructive surgery). These procedures may be used to remove a bump on the nose, change the angle between the nose and mouth, correct birth defects, breathing difficulties or address injuries.

Used to provide support for artificial (false) teeth, such as bridges, crowns and dentures implants are metal posts that replace the root portion of a missing tooth. There are three types of dental implants with endosteal being the most commonly used and safest method.

Used as a pain management treatment to relax muscles and relieve pain, trigger point injections are used to inject a local anaesthetic, sometimes mixed with a steroid medication. After having had an injection the area might feel sore or a bit numb for a few hours but other problems occurring from these types of injections are rare.

Generally metal work is used to fix a broken bone and is buried deep under both skin and muscle. When the bone has healed the metal work may no longer be required but is usually safe to be left in place. If it is causing pain and discomfort or is infected careful consideration will be given by the consultant as to its removal.

Most commonly performed on knees and hips this surgical procedure removes and replaces arthritic or damages joints which are then replaced with a metal, plastic, or ceramic device known as a prosthesis. The design of the prosthesis is to replicate the movement of a normal, healthy joint. Joint replacement therapy is one of the most advanced and successful surgeries performed.

Reconstruction techniques such as an external fixator or frame are used to reconstruct a bone or joint which may be the wrong shape or length and which causes its general function to be affected and is a subspeciality of orthopaedic surgery. The treatment increases the length of a bone while also stretching the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

A type of keyhole surgery where small cuts are made into the body for checking or repairing joints. Commonly used on the knees it can also be used on the ankles, hips, shoulders, wrists and elbows to diagnose and treat problems that damage articular cartilage, ligaments and other structures around the joint. Because of the nature of the surgery there is minimal scarring and pain.

This surgery is performed to reduce the appearance of scarring and also restore function and correct skin changes caused by previous surgery, an injury, wound or poor healing. Scar revision is usually cosmetic but severe scars may be painful or itchy and make it hard for your body to function normally. There is a very high success rate of scarring being made better with revision surgery.