Surgery at Dignity Health in Santa Maria, CA
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Discectomy
Discectomy is surgery to remove a herniated disc or disc material that is pressing on a nerve or spinal cord.
Gastric Bypass
Gastric bypass is a type of weight-loss surgery that involves creating a small pouch from the stomach and connecting the pouch directly to the small intestine.
Liposuction
Liposuction is a plastic surgery procedure that is used to remove subcutaneous fat, typically from the abdomen, hips, thighs, back, and arms. The procedure also helps to shape and contour these areas of the body.
Facial Plastic Surgery
Facial plastic surgery is defined as a surgical specialty dedicated to reconstruction of the face due to birth disorders, injuries, and disease.
Craniotomy
A craniotomy is the surgical removal of part of the skull to expose the brain. Specialized tools are used to remove a section of bone temporarily, then replaced after the brain surgery has been done.
Joint Replacement
Joint replacement is a surgical procedure that is performed when a joint is severely worn or damaged. It involves the partial or complete removal of the old, damaged joint, replacing it with an artificial joint.
Laparoscopic
Laparoscopic, also known as laparoscopy, is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a laparoscope inserted through tiny incisions to examine the interior of the abdomen. This allows a doctor to view the abdominal organs to look for injuries or abnormalities.
Gynecological Surgery
Gynecological surgeries are surgical procedures that are performed on any part of a woman's reproductive system.
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of an appendage due to trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected area.
Lumpectomy
A lumpectomy is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of a cancerous lump and the surrounding tissue, known as the surgical margin, from the breast. The rest of the breast and breast sensation are preserved.
Liver Transplant
A liver transplant is a surgical procedure performed when a person has reached end-stage liver disease. It involves the removal of the diseased liver, which is replaced with a liver from a deceased donor or a piece of a liver from a live donor.
Kidney Transplant
A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to place a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor into a person whose kidneys no longer function properly.
Knee Surgery
Knee surgery involves either the reconstruction of the ligaments in the knee using a tissue graft from a healthy tendon or the partial or total replacement of the knee joint. Both types of surgery are performed by an orthopedic surgeon.
Organ Transplant
An organ transplant is a surgical procedure in which an organ that is damaged or not functioning properly is removed and replaced by a health organ from a donor. The donor may be a deceased person or a living person. A living donor may be a relative of the organ recipient.
General Surgery
General surgery is a discipline that requires knowledge of and responsibility for the preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patients with a broad spectrum of diseases.
Lung Transplant
During a lung transplant, surgeons remove your diseased lung and then attach a donor lung to your airway and to the blood vessels that lead to and from your heart.
Laminectomy
A laminectomy is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon removes part or all of a vertebral bone, known as a lamina. This is done to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots that is caused by a herniated disk, spinal injury, spinal stenosis, or a tumor.
Biopsy
A biopsy is an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.
Foot And Ankle Surgery
Foot and ankle surgery is performed by an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of foot and ankle problems. There are different types of surgeries that can be performed, depending on the issue. These include surgeries such as the treatment of fractures and dislocations, joint replacement, the repair of a muscle or tendon tear, or the treatment of infection.
Hand Surgery
Hand surgery is the field of medicine that deals with problems of the hand, wrist and forearm. Orthopedic hand surgeons specialize in hand surgeries.
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Minimally invasive surgery is a surgical procedure that is performed using tiny instruments through a small incision, rather than through a larger opening. This form of surgery offers the same benefits of open surgery, but results in a quicker operation, less pain, and a shorter healing time.
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
Da Vinci robotic surgery is a surgical system that allows surgeons to perform complex minimally invasive surgical procedures with precision and accuracy.
Hernia Surgery
Hernia surgery is the surgical procedure to fix a hernia which most commonly occurs in the abdominal area.
Hernia Repairs
A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ or body part protrudes. A hernia repair is the surgical procedure to fix a hernia. This procedure is also known as herniorrhaphy.
Arthroscopies
Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure orthopedic surgeons use to visualize, diagnose, and treat problems inside a joint.
Breast Biopsy
A breast biopsy is a procedure to remove a small sample of breast tissue for laboratory testing. A breast biopsy is a way to evaluate a suspicious area in your breast.
Spine Surgery
Spine surgeries or procedures are done to manage spinal disorders caused by injury, infection, degenerative disease, blockage of the blood supply, or compression. This care includes medication, pain management, physical therapy, and surgery when required.
Surgery
Surgery is the branch of medical practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues.
Sleeve Gastrectomy
Sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve) is a bariatric procedure that removes up to 75-80% of the stomach.
Disc Replacement
Disc herniation's are condition that are often the result of gradual wear and tear and can lead to disc degeneration.
Heart Surgery
Heart surgery it used to correct problems with the heart if other treatments haven't worked or can't be used.
Da Vinci Robotic Assisted Surgery
Da Vinci robotic surgery is a surgical system that allows surgeons to perform complex minimally invasive surgical procedures with precision and accuracy.
Joint Replacement Surgery
Joint replacement is a surgical procedure that is performed when a joint is severely worn or damaged. It involves the partial or complete removal of the old, damaged joint, replacing it with an artificial joint.
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic surgery is a surgical technique in which trocars are inserted into the abdomen through small incisions. Through these trocars, long, narrow instruments are inserted. The surgeon uses these instruments to manipulate, cut, and sew tissue.
Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder surgery is performed to repair a shoulder that has suffered acute or chronic injury. Types of shoulder surgery that may be performed include shoulder replacement, rotator cuff surgery, torn labrum surgery, fracture repair, and treatment for shoulder arthritis.
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity.
Urological Surgery
Urological surgery is the integration of surgical activities for the pelvis including; the colon, urogenital, and gynecological organs-primarily for the treatment of obstructions, dysfunction, malignancies, and inflammatory diseases.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery is a surgical procedure that is performed using tiny instruments through a small incision, rather than through a larger opening. This form of surgery offers the same benefits of open surgery, but results in a quicker operation, less pain, and a shorter healing time.
Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with both the improvement in a person's appearance and the reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects caused by illness, trauma, or birth disorders.
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic surgery is a procedure that is performed to repair or replace damaged bones, joints, and connective tissue. Examples of surgical procedures that can be done include hip replacement, knee replacement, shoulder replacement, and ACL reconstruction.
Whipple Procedure
Whipple procedure is an operation to remove the head of the pancreas, the first part of the small intestine, the gallbladder and the bile duct.
Knee Replacement
Knee replacement is a surgical procedure to resurface a knee damaged by arthritis. Metal and plastic parts are used to cap the ends of the bones that form the knee joint, along with the kneecap.
Thoracotomy
Thoracotomy is a surgical procedure in which a cut is made between the ribs to reach the lungs or other organs in the chest or thorax.
Laser Eye Surgery
Laser eye surgery is a procedure that is uses laser technology to treat a variety of eye conditions, such as myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism. It is a quick procedure that can help people see better, often relieving them of the need to wear prescription lenses.
Lumpectomies
Lumpectomies are operations to remove the cancer and some normal tissue around it. Some lymph nodes under the arm may be removed for biopsy.
Brow Lift
Brow lift is a cosmetic procedure to raise the eyebrows. A brow lift improves the appearance of the forehead and the area around the eyes by raising the soft tissue.
Robotic Surgery
Robotic surgery, or robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to perform many types of complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control.
Weight Loss Procedures
Most bariatric/weight-loss procedures today are performed using minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopic surgery). The most common bariatric surgery procedures are gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band, and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.
Tendon Repairs
Tendon repairs are typically done via minimally invasive surgery that is done to repair partially or completely torn tendons, which are the fibrous bands of tissue that connect the muscles to the bones. The repair to a tendon tear involves the suturing and may require a hospital stay, depending on the tendon that needs repair and the severity of the injury.
X-Stop
X-STOP is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to alleviate painful symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis. The device is inserted into the back of the spine, and is designed to prevent a patient from bending too far backward at the narrowed segment, a position that for patients with spinal stenosis can cause leg pain (sciatica) and/or lower back pain.
Conditions Treated
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Hiatal Hernia
A hernia occurs when an internal body part pushes through an opening into an area of the body where it does not belong. In a hiatal hernia, part of the upper stomach bulges through the hiatus - the opening in the diaphragm between the chest and the abdomen through which the esophagus passes. There are two main types of hiatal hernias, a sliding hiatal hernia and a paraesophageal hernia.
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About Dignity Health Surgery in Santa Maria, CA
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