Private Minor Surgery

Private Minor Surgery treatments are available to improve the cosmetic appearance of skin lesions.

In addition to treating some skin lesions other minor surgical procedures can be undertaken such as joint injection or removal of ingrown toenails.

Treatment can currently only be undertaken after referral from a GP. This additional requirement is to ensure that treatment of the affected area is not available on the NHS. Likewise, if our doctors feel that the treatment should be carried out on the NHS during the consultation then they will refer you back to your own GP.

Common conditions that require treatment include:

• skin tags - these are very common and can be found on any area of the body. These can be removed under local anaesthetic with a simple surgical procedure but may also respond to a course of cryotherapy (freezing treatment with liquid nitrogen)
• warts - cryotherapy is available to treat troublesome warts or verrucae
• others - some other skin blemishes and lesions can be treated such as superficial veins or spider naevi, please contact your own GP to discuss this further.

Procedures are undertaken in our fully equipped treatment room with the assistance of our experienced nursing staff.

Other private minor surgery services

In addition to the treatment of cosmetic skin lesions we are also able to offer additional private minor surgery services for those patients who wish to avoid waiting lists for procedures such as toenail surgery and therapeutic steroid injections. Please contact us if you wish to find out more.