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Golborne* These Practices operate within: Kid Glove House CANCELLATIONS Ashton, Leigh & Wigan PCT Kid Glove Rd, Bryan House Golborne WA3 3GS 61 Standishgate Tel: 01942 481690; Fax: 01942 481697 If you need to cancel an Wigan, WN1 1AH appointment please give us at least Tel: 01942 482711 48 hours notice so we can offer your www.doctor-al.com slot to another patient.

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Golborne Minor surgery clinics BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT have them removed. As we only use local anaesthetic RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR SURGERY you will be able to drive home afterwards and Make sure you are fit and well. If you do smoke, try resume light activities the following day. It is best to All minor surgery will leave some degree of scarring. and give up as smoking increases the risk of infection avoid any strenuous activity that may cause bleeding Most scars will be pale but occasionally they become and also slows down the healing process. Please let or increase infection risk. You are adviced to keep dark or pigmented. Scars usually heal or fade over the doctor know if you take Warfarin, Aspirin or the wound clean and dry for 24 hours (longer if time but the level of scarring varies from person to Clopidogrel as you may bleed more during surgery. specified by the doctor). If your wound bleeds, apply person. Keloid scars and heterotrophic scars Please ask us any questions you have about your firm pressure for 15 minutes. If it dose not stop (overgrowth of dense fibrous scar tissue) can occur in operation, especially if you are anxious about contact the surgery for advice. The wound will be any individual but are more common in people with anything. It is important you understand the painful for 24-48 hours. If the pain is not improving darker skin and in certain areas on the body (e.g, procedure you will have, with the reasons it is being after r this please contact the surgery for advice or an chest above nipple line). The doctor will avoid done and any possible complications that may occur appointment. If the wound becomes very red or starts surgery on more risky areas. If you have any (including scarring). to discharge pus, please call the surgery to arrange an concerns about scarring you must speak to the doctor appointment (do not wait until you are due to have before you have your procedure. THE PROCEDURE your stitches removed). The wound will take between 1-3 weeks to heal depending on nature and size of There may be some nerve damage. Significant Please wear appropriate clothing to your lesion. damage is rare but it is common for patients to appointment, i.e. clothing that can easily be removed experience minor degrees of altered sensation on or to allow access to the area requiring surgery. The near the scar area and in some cases this can be surgical instruments we use are disposable and permanent. overall there is an extremely low rate of infection associated with this type of surgery. There is a risk of bleeding, both during and after the Most of the operations are done under local procedure. This is more likely to occur in larger and unaesthetic (area of skin involved is made numb so deeper lesions, lesions on the scalp, face and if you you feel no pain) so you remain fully awake. You are taking Aspirin, Warfrain or Clopidogrel. The may feel stinging from the anaesthetic injection. The doctor will endeavour to minimize bleeding during effect of the anaesthetic wears off after a few hours. the procedure. After the lesion/ lump has been removed we send it to the hospital laboratory for examination and to The lesion may return after treatment or you may make sure it dose not represent any risk of your develop a new/similar lesion. This is most common health. with cysts and lipomas. If you have had a skin tag or similar lesion removed by ‘curettage and cautery’ you are unlikely to need stitches. This method uses directed heat to remove lesions and control bleeding. AFTER THE PROCEDURE

If your procedure involved the use of stitches, the doctor will advise when to make an appointment to