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Gilmore’s groin surgery

Post your rehabilitation if you fail to show any improvement your surgeon will indicate that surgery is required.  Gilmore’s Groin can be successfully treated by

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Adductor Tenotomy

In some cases, the adductor tendon may get repeatedly injured or tears and heals badly causing it to thicken and get rigid. This is because the muscle underneath the tendon is prevented from moving smoothly and when it contracts suddenly, the rigid tendon prevents the muscle contracting properly and the muscle itself tears.

If this happens then your consultant will advise an adductor tenotomy.

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What is a mole?

Small dark marks on the skin caused by cells in the skin that produce pigment (colour). They are usually brownish, although some may be darker

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Diagnostic excision

A lesion and a small amount of normal looking skin around it is removed. Stitches are used. You will typically have a straight-line scar that

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Curettage

The lesion is scraped off. A graze like area remains which scabs up and takes 1 to 2 weeks to heal (6 weeks on the

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Shave biopsy

During the biopsy, the surface of a lesion is shaved off. The roots of the lesion are not removed. The skin will heal from underneath

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Incisional biopsy

A small eye-shaped piece of skin is removed. Stitches are used to close the area and you will have a small scar. The typical scar

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