Welcome to Glenelg Day Surgery

Established for over 25 years, Glenelg Day Surgery has provided safe and quality healthcare to many people. With an ongoing mission to continuously improve healthcare services it can provide to its patients, the hospital has recently propose-built a new day surgery facility located at 24 Street, Glenelg, which adheres to the latest hospital design standards and infection control guidelines. Simultaneously, this also allows the team at Glenelg Day Surgery to make greater improvements to the safety and quality of healthcare provided, and the ways in which the team of professional staff and medical practitioners deliver services in a personalised setting.

Glenelg Day Surgery specialises in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Endovascular Procedures, Skin Cancer Surgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Urological procedures, Cosmetic Surgery and Assisted Reproductive Procedures.

Glenelg Day Surgery has been acquired by Cura Group since July 2022

As a patient of Glenelg Day Surgery, you have the option to complete your admission form online. Please click the following link to access our secure online health portal.
Glenelg Day Surgery offers a complete range of ocular services including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Endovascular Procedures, Skin Cancer Surgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Urological procedures, Cosmetic Surgery and Assisted Reproductive Procedures.

Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a procedure to remove tissue from inside the uterus. A D&C is usually performed to diagnose and treat certain uterine conditions.


Endometrial Ablation is a procedure that surgically removes the lining of the uterus in order to reduce, or stop menstrual flow.


A hysteroscopy is the procedure in which a thin, lighted tube is used to examine the inside of the uterus and cervix. Hysteroscopy can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of several conditions such as abnormal bleeding, polyps or tumours inside the uterus, and adhesions.


Also known as ‘key-hole’ surgery, a laparoscopy is the procedure in which a laparoscope containing a fibre-optic camera and/or surgical heads is inserted through a small incision in the abdomen.  Some of the many problems which can be diagnosed or treated by laparoscopy are infertility, reproductive problems, ectopic pregnancy, urinary disease and liver and pancreas cancer.


LLETZ stands for large loop excision of the transformation zone (of the cervix). In this procedure, the surgeon will remove a small segment of the cervix (the lower part of your womb or uterus) for examination.


OPU

Oocyte Pick Up (OPU) is the surgical procedure in the IVF cycle in which the eggs are collected or retrieved.


A sperm aspiration procedure from the epididymis (PESA).


Sperm aspiration from the testicle (TESA).


A blepharoplasty is a procedure which removes excess or sagging skin from upper and/or lower eyelids. The surgery is usually performed for cosmetic reasons however; it can improve sight in patients whose eyelids are obscuring their vision.


Excision of lesions is a procedure to remove growths such as lesions, moles and tumours from the skin, sometimes accompanied by frozen sections and followed by sutures or a graft. The most common reason for undertaking this procedure is for the removal of skin cancers such as Basal Cell Carcinoma which is the most common skin cancer on the face.


Cataract surgery is the surgical replacement of a cloudy lens with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) implant to restore vision.  The cloudy lens is broken up and removed with an ultrasound probe through a very small incision in the eye, and the artificial lens is inserted.


Glaucoma is characterised by elevated intraocular pressure associated with optic cupping and visual field loss. Trabeculectomy surgery lowers intraocular pressure by forming a new drainage to allow fluid to escape from the eye.


Dental implants are used to replace damaged or missing teeth. A dental implant procedure is where a screw or metal fixture is implanted into the jaw as the base for a new false tooth.


Dental restoration is a broad term used to encompass any dental procedure, artificial substance or structure with protects the mouth’s ability to eat and chew. The most common form of dental restoration are dental fillings.


When wisdom teeth have the potential to cause problems or become impacted, they may be removed surgically. In the procedure, the surgeon makes a small incision and extracts the tooth with forceps.


A tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from the dental alveolus (socket) in the alveolar bone.


An excision of lesion procedure is the surgical removal of a skin lesion. Skin lesions can be any lumps on the skin including moles, cysts, warts or skin tags.


An excision of melanoma procedure is the surgical removal of melanoma (a form of skin cancer).


Gynaecomastia surgery aims to remove the excess breast tissue, fat and skin from the male chest. Surgery usually consists of a combination of liposuction followed by glandular excision.


Otoplasty, also known as ear correction surgery or ‘ear pinning’, is performed to move prominent or protruding ears closer to the head. It is done using permanent sutures to hold the ears in place.


The circumcision procedure (for infant males) involves the use of a Plastibell (a small plastic ring) which is slipped over the glans, and the foreskin is laid over it.


A cystoscopy is a procedure in which a thin flexible tube with a camera and light on the end is inserted through the urethra and into the bladder. The procedure is most commonly undertaken to investigate the bladder for any abnormalities.


A frenuloplasty is a procedure used to treat pain caused by tight or short frenulum of the penis.


A stent removal is the removal of a ureteral stent by a surgeon using a cystoscope. A cystoscope is a thin, flexible tube with a camera and a light that is inserted through the urethra.


Urodynamics involves bladder and urethra assessments


A vasectomy is a surgical procedure that sterilises a man by cutting the vas deferens, which are tubes that carry sperm from the testes to the penis.


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