Minor surgery procedures are offered at Dr Rivka. These procedures include:
- Cryotherapy.
- Electrocautery.
- Curettage.
- Therapeutic injections used in a variety of conditions – eg:
- Injections into joints (steroids but also perhaps viscosupplementation).
- Aspiration of joints.
- Injection of tennis and golfer’s elbow, or carpal tunnel injection.
- Injection of varicose veins and piles.
- Excisions.
- Incisions.
- Laceration Repair
Lesion Removals
Hyfrecation for Lesions and Blemishes Other procedures which the practice is deemed competent to carry out – eg, a skin biopsy (punch and shave), endometrial sampling, removal of toenails, removal of contraceptive implants, evacuation of perianal haematomas and removal of skin lesions where clinically indicated