Gynecological Surgery

The following surgeries Dr. Smith does in a hospital outpatient surgery setting:

Dilation and curettage, hysteroscopy, cerclage, episiotomy corrections for vaginal pain or rectal leakage after childbirth, vaginal tightening for sexual enhancement, anterior and posterior vaginal wall correction to eliminate urine or fecal leakage, transvaginal taping for urinary incontinence, endometrial ablations, laparoscopy to treat ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, adhesions, permanent sterilization, assisted hysterectomy, pain diagnosis, vaginal and abdominal hysterectomies and the McCall vaginal suspension procedure.

The following procedures and surgeries can be done in Dr Smith’s office:

Dilation and curettage for diagnosis and pregnancy loss, colposcopy and cervical biopsies for abnormal pap tests, pipelle endometrial biopsies, insertion of the Mirena and Paragard intra-uterine devices for reversible birth control, hysteroscopy to treat polyps and small fibroids, Essure permanent sterilization, Thermachoice endometrial ablation for abnormal vaginal bleeding.

Cosmetic surgery, Essure and Thermachoice are discussed in detail elsewhere on the website.

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