Minor Surgery Referral Information

 

Reason(s) for referral:

• Removal of foreign body

• Large Lipomas

• Carpal Tunnel Injections

• Large Sebaceous cysts with history of infections

• Removal of ganglion & aspirations and injections

• Head and neck subcutaneous lesions

• Rigid sigmoidoscopy and injections of piles

• Excisions of extra digits

• Sebaceous cyst with history of infections

• Removal of ingrowing toe nail

• Articular injections

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The following common, clinically benign skin lesions can be referred for Non- cosmetic reasons only:

 

• Skin tags including Anal skin tags

• Seborrhoeic keratosis

• Hand or foot viral warts in adults (subject to your Practice being exempted from providing Cryotherapy treatment)

• Corn/callouses

• Small Lipomas

• Molluscum contagiosum

• Sebaceous (epidermoid or pilar) cysts

• Neurofibromata

• Angioma Keratoma and Benign Naevi