Dr Dunn accepts referrals for minimally invasive surgery to manage most gynaecological pathologies including hysterectomy for persistent and problematic uterine bleeding, removal of uterine fibroids, excision of endometriosis, and to manage pathologies of the ovaries and tubes (such as ovarian cysts). Minimally invasive surgery has smaller surgical scars, quicker recovery time and less pain compared to open surgery.
Hysteroscopy is a procedure where a thin surgical instrument containing a video camera is placed through the cervix and into the endometrial space within the uterus. It allows realtime visualisation of the endometrial space which can assist in making a diagnosis or performing a treatment (like endometrial ablation).
Laparoscopy is a procedure where the interal organs are visualised through a narrow surgical instrument containing a video camera that is inserted into the abdomen through a 5-10mm incision. Other instruments are also inserted into the abdomen through 5-10mm abdominal incisions to assist in completing an operation (like hysterectomy).
