By having my own Ultrasound I can provide in office Obstetrical and Gynecologic Ultrasounds. I can do them usually in 5 minutes or less since I am doing them in real time and interpreting the results as I go as opposed to a hospital where an ultrasound technician is doing the scan, taking usually 30 to 45 minutes, not allowed to discuss the findings with the patient. Then forwarding the still pictures to a radiologist for interpretation, who then dictates a report and sends them to the patients doctor. I cut out all the middle people. Also, at the hospital they require a full bladder and are typically behind schedule and you are left waiting with the discomfort of a full baldder. I do not require a full bladder so you can have your ultrasound in comfort.
Pap smears are a screening test. Sometimes an abnormal pap smear requires a more diagnostic evaluation of the cervix. This is done with colposcopy, which is a magfification system to examine the cervix to see if a diagnostic biopsy is indicated to see if the condition on the cervix can be safely monitored or if treatment is needed to correct the problem
If patients have any concerning skin moles or annoying skin tags an appointment can be made for removal or freezing. If screening for skin cancer is a concern the specimen can be sent to a lab for evaluation, if there is not a concern is doesn't have to be sent in saving potential costs to the patient. Freezing skin lesions is another option. By freezing the tissue the cells expand and their cell wall ruptures causing the abnormal cells to slough off in a few weeks. The only negative is there is no tissue specimen for evaluation and the desired results may take 2 or 3 treaments 2 months apart depending on the size of the lesion. The benefit is this technique gives the best cosmetic result
If there is a concern for uterine cancer and endometrial biopsy can be performed.
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