DR ALISTAIR
PARTNERSHIP
Golborne
Your appointment has been
made for;
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Minor surgery
clinics
A573
Wigan
Road
B5207
Ashton
Road
Dr Alistair Partnership
Kid Glove House
At
Church
Street
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Kid Glove
Road
Golborne
High
Street
Bridge
Street
CANCELLATIONS
If you need to cancel an
appointment please give us at
least 48 hours notice so we
can offer your slot to another
patient.
TELEPHONE : 01942 481690.
Lowton
Road
A573
Newton
Road
Lowton
Church
Lane
A580
East Lancs
Road
B5207
These Practices operate within:
Ashton, Leigh & Wigan PCT
Bryan House
61 Standishgate
Wigan, WN1 1AH
Tel: 01942 482711
www.doctor-al.com
Golborne*
Kid Glove House
Kid Glove Rd,
Golborne WA3 3GS
Tel: 01942 481690; Fax: 01942 481697
BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT
Make sure you are fit and well. If you do
smoke, try and give up as smoking
increases the risk of infection and also
slows down the healing process. Please let
the doctor know if you take Warfarin,
Aspirin or Clopidogrel as you may bleed
more during surgery. Please ask us any
questions you have about your operation,
especially if you are anxious about
anything. It is important you understand
the procedure you will have, with the
reasons it is being done and any possible
complications that may occur (including
scarring).
THE PROCEDURE
Please wear appropriate clothing to your
appointment, i.e. clothing that can easily
be removed to allow access to the area
requiring
surgery.
The
surgical
instruments we use are disposable and
overall there is an extremely low rate of
infection associated with this type of
surgery.
Most of the operations are done under local
unaesthetic (area of skin involved is made
numb so you feel no pain) so you remain
fully awake. You may feel stinging from the
anaesthetic injection. The effect of the
anaesthetic wears off after a few hours.
After the lesion/ lump has been removed
we send it to the hospital laboratory for
examination and to make sure it dose not
represent any risk of your health.
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 have them
removed. As we only use local anaesthetic
you will be able to drive home afterwards
and resume light activities the following
day. It is best to avoid any strenuous
activity that may cause bleeding or
increase infection risk. You are adviced to
keep the wound clean and dry for 24 hours
(longer if specified by the doctor). If your
wound bleeds, apply firm pressure for 15
minutes. If it dose not stop contact the
surgery for advice. The wound will be
painful for 24-48 hours. If the pain is not
improving after r this please contact the
surgery for advice or an appointment. If the
wound becomes very red or starts to
discharge pus, please call the surgery to
arrange an appointment (do not wait until
you are due to have your stitches
removed). The wound will take between 1-3
weeks to heal depending on nature and
size of lesion.
RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR
SURGERY
All minor surgery will leave some degree of
scarring. Most scars will be pale but
occasionally they become dark or
pigmented. Scars usually heal or fade over
time but the level of scarring varies from
person to person. Keloid scars and
heterotrophic scars (overgrowth of dense
fibrous scar tissue) can occur in any
individual but are more common in people
with darker skin and in certain areas on
the body (e.g, chest above nipple line). The
doctor will avoid surgery on more risky
areas. If you have any concerns about
scarring you must speak to the doctor
before you have your procedure.
There may be some nerve damage.
Significant damage is rare but it is
common for patients to experience minor
degrees of altered sensation on or near the
scar area and in some cases this can be
permanent.
There is a risk of bleeding, both during and
after the procedure. This is more likely to
occur in larger and deeper lesions, lesions
on the scalp, face and if you are taking
Aspirin, Warfrain or Clopidogrel. The
doctor will endeavour to minimize bleeding
during the procedure.
The lesion may return after treatment or
you may develop a new/similar lesion. This
is most common with cysts and lipomas.