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Minor lid procedures are small ophthalmic procedures used to diagnose or treat problems affecting the eyelid, such as eyelid lumps, cysts and other benign lesions. They are commonly performed under local anaesthetic, allowing the patient to remain awake while the eyelid is numbed.

Day case hand and foot surgery refers to surgical procedures where you attend a hospital or specialist surgical centre, have your operation, recover for a short period and return home on the same day, rather than staying overnight. Birmingham orthopaedic services provide a range of hand and foot procedures as day-case surgery.

Intravitreal injections are specialist eye treatments in which medication is injected directly into the vitreous, the clear, jelly-like substance inside the eye. This allows the medicine to act directly on the retina and blood vessels at the back of the eye.

A caudal epidural injection is a minimally invasive pain-management procedure in which a combination of steroid (corticosteroid) and sometimes local anaesthetic is injected into the epidural space through an opening at the bottom of the sacrum, close to the tailbone. The aim is to reduce inflammation around irritated spinal nerves and relieve pain.

Carpal Tunnel Decompression is a surgical procedure used to treat carpal tunnel syndrome by relieving pressure on the median nerve in the wrist.

Intra-articular steroid injections are injections of corticosteroid medicine directly into a joint to help reduce pain, swelling, and inflammation. They are commonly used for conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, and other inflammatory joint problems.

Ingrowing toenail removal is a minor procedure used to treat a painful toenail that has grown into the surrounding skin. It most commonly affects the big toe and can cause pain, redness, swelling, tenderness and sometimes infection or discharge

Hyaluronic Acid Joint Injections are a type of injection treatment used to help relieve joint pain and stiffness, particularly in people with osteoarthritis.