Minor Operations & Joint Injections
Minor Operations
Dr Rai carries out a number of minor operations as listed below:
- Removal of moles (dependent on area of the body)
- Removal of cysts
- Removal of skin tags commonly seen around the neck and arm pits
- Liquid nitrogen treatment for genital warts
- Any tissue removed during the procedure is sent for histology, and a formal report regarding the nature of the cells will be provided.
Joint Injections
Dr Rai is skilled in injecting into key joints for various conditions causing pain (frozen shoulder, arthritis in the knee and wrist, RSI causing tennis elbow or golfers elbow).
Steroid based joint injections are administered in the following joints:
- Shoulder
- Tennis Elbow
- Golfers Elbow
- Wrist/Thumb
- Knee
- Foot/Heel
Complex joint pains can be referred on to our orthopaedic team.
