A full list is impossible, but among the procedures available are
- the repair of lacerations
- the surgical excision of suspicious or cancerous skin lesions
- liquid nitrogen destruction of warts and other non-cancerous or low-grade cancerous lesions
- needle aspiration of suspicious breast lesions endometrial biopsy
- placement of an IUD
- vasectomy
- care of non or minimally displaced fractures with fiberglass, casting or splinting.
- injections of major joints and soft tissue (i.e. "cortisone shots")
- removal of foreign bodies from ear, nose, eye and other body orifices.
If a condition requires more skill or equipment than is available at Heritage Family Medicine patients will be referred elsewhere, looking always for the least intensive, most cost-effective option for our patients.