Ambulatory Surgery Center

Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s Ambulatory Surgery Center provides surgical care in a comfortable and confidential environment. Our dedicated staff includes board-certified physicians and doctors of anesthesia, certified nurse anesthetists, registered nurses and certified surgical technicians.

Services provided at the Ambulatory Surgery Center include, but are not limited to:

Plastic surgery

• abdominoplasty ?
• breast augmentation ?
• chin augmentation ?
• dermabrasion ?
• liposuction ?
• melanoma excision
• skin grafts ?
• varicose vein ligation ?

Abdominoplasty

Too much fat can collect in the belly. In abdominoplasty, some of the fat is removed.

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Breast augmentation

Cosmetic breast surgery is a procedure to change the size or shape of the breasts.

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Chin augmentation

A chin augmentation is a surgical procedure to reshape or enhance the size of the chin.

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Dermabrasion

Dermabrasion is the removal of the top layers of the skin. It is a type of skin smoothing surgery.

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Liposuction

Liposuction is the removal of excess body fat by suction using special surgical equipment.

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Skin grafts

A skin graft is a patch of skin that is removed by surgery from one area of the body and transplanted, or attached, to another area.

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Varicose vein ligation

Varicose veins are swollen, twisted, and sometimes painful veins that have filled with an abnormal collection of blood.

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General surgery

• biopsies
  • lymph node ?
  • breast ?
  • liver ?
  • muscle ?
  • temporal artery
  

  Lymph node

  Lymph node biopsy is a test in which a lymph node or a piece of a lymph node is removed for examination under a microscope.

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  Breast

  A breast biopsy is the removal of breast tissue to examine it for signs of breast cancer or other disorders.

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  Liver

  A liver biopsy is a test that takes a sample of tissue from the liver for examination.

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  Muscle

  A muscle biopsy is the removal of a small piece of muscle tissue for examination.

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• hernia repairs
• wound debrides
• porta cath removal

Urology

• cystoscopy ?
• bladder biopsy ?
• needle biopsy of prostate
• adult circumcision
• vasectomy ?

Cystoscopy

Cystoscopy is a procedure to view the inside of the bladder and urethra.

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Bladder biopsy

Bladder biopsy is a procedure that involves removing a small piece of tissue from the bladder for examination.

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Vasectomy

Bladder biopsy is a procedure that involves removing a small piece of tissue from the bladder for examination.

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GYN

• colposcopy ?
• dilation and curretage (D&C) ?
• tubal dye studies
• hysteroscopy
• vaginal biopsies

Colposcopy

A colposcopy uses a microscope called a colposcope to help view the surface of the cervix and show abnormalities.

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Dilation and curretage (D&C)

D and C is a procedure to scrape and collect the tissue (endometrium) from inside the uterus.

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Ear, nose & throat (ENT)

• nasal cautery
• septoplasty ?
• rhinoplasty ?
• closed reduction nasal fracture

Septoplasty

Septoplasty is surgery to correct any problems in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that separates the nostrils.

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Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty is surgery to repair or reshape the nose.

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Orthopaedic

• joint manipulations
• bunion removal ?
• close reductions
• hardware removal
• cyst excisions

Bunion removal

Bunion removal is surgery to treat deformed bones of the big toe and foot.

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