Our emergency departments are currently extremely busy, and you may face a long wait to be seen. More information is available on alternative services.
Following your surgery to the breast and/or under the arm (axilla), a wound drain may be inserted. A drain is used to prevent or minimise bruising or swelling caused by…
The ACBT is a technique to help you clear secretions from your chest.
You have sustained a fracture to your fibula (outside ankle bone). If the Orthopaedic Consultant considers this unstable, an operation with plate and screws may be required. Sometimes a Plaster…
The knee is a complex joint which has the ability to bend and to twist. Knee ligaments help to control this movement by connecting the femur (thigh bone) and tibia…
You have sustained a dislocation of your Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ). This is the joint between the top of the shoulder blade (acromion) and the far end of the collar bone…
Bladder chemotherapy involves putting a drug into the bladder. The drug is called Mitomycin, and is used to destroy abnormal and possible cancerous cells. The treatment can be given after…
The Brostrom operation is a repair of damaged ligaments on the outer (lateral) side of the ankle.
Due to your family history of breast cancer you are being invited to attend for regular mammograms at either Conquest Hospital or Eastbourne DGH.
This operation can be used to even up the size of the breasts where one is much larger than the other (asymmetry).
Blepharospasm is a form of facial dystonia. It affects the muscles around the eyes, which may cause uncontrolled blinking, lid spasm or difficulty keeping the eyes open. Although the eye…
