Ganglion cyst surgery

During the ganglion removal procedure, we remove not only the lump but also the surrounding cyst, which prevents the disease recurrence.

• significant reduction or complete elimination of pain around the lesion,
• significant reduction or complete elimination of numbing around the lesion,
• cosmetic effect.

The decision on your surgery is taken during a pre-operative visit when a doctor assesses your eligibility, orders necessary tests and evaluates your general wellbeing. If there are no contraindications, the date of the procedure is set.

• Two weeks before the procedure you should have the following tests done: full blood count, electrolyte test, coagulation test, blood type, glucose, creatinine, Hbs antigen, ANTI-HCV.
• If you have any non-orthopaedic conditions, please provide a certificate from a relevant specialist that there are no contraindications for the procedure.
• Seven days before the surgery you should discontinue anticoagulants, such as Acenocumarol or Sintron.
• You should not eat or drink anything for 6 hours before the procedure.

• The most frequent form of anaesthesia is local anaesthesia.
• The procedure lasts from 20 to 40 minutes depending on the site.

• You will stay in hospital for 24 hours.