General Surgery
General Surgery is a specialty that focuses on the abdomen and its contents including breast, skin, soft tissue, head and neck, vascular systems and endocrine systems. We strive to use minimally invasive techniques whenever possible. Through the use of advanced surgical procedures, our doctors have greater control and vision during surgery, allowing them to perform safer, less invasive, and precise surgical procedures. For the patient this means smaller or fewer incisions, less pain, lower risk of infection, shorter hospital stay, less scarring, and a quicker recovery time.
General Surgery Locations
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Highpoint Surgical Associates - Gallatin with Ascension Saint Thomas300 Steam Plant Road Suite 470
Gallatin, TN 37066Phone: 615.328.3730 -
Highpoint Surgical Associates - Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas83 Memorial Drive
Winchester, TN 37398Phone: 931.967.3966
General Surgery Providers
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Advanced Treatment Options
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic surgery is an advanced surgical technique that allows a surgeon to operate through a few tiny incisions, sometimes as small as a few millimeters. They are able to view the inside of a patient using a microscopic camera that is placed in the body through a thin flexible tube called a laparoscope.
Robotic Surgery
Robotic surgery is designed to provide surgeons with enhanced capabilities, including high-definition 3D vision and a magnified view. Our surgeons control the system, which translates their hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of the tiny surgical instruments.
Patient Benefits
- Faster return to normal activities
- Less blood loss
- Less pain
- Less scarring
- Lower chance of complications
- Lower risk of infection
- Quicker recovery time
- Shorter hospital stays
- Smaller or fewer incisions
Not all patients or procedures are appropriate for minimally invasive surgical techniques. Talk to your physician to learn more.
At Highpoint Surgical Associates with Ascension Saint Thomas, formerly HighPoint Surgical Associates, our mission is to provide the latest surgical innovations that benefit our patients and deliver superior care. We offer a range of surgical procedures that include general and minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgeries.
Treatments
- Abdominal Hernia
- Breast Disorders
- Cholelithiasis or Cholecystitis
- Hemorrhoids
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Malignant Neoplasm of Colon
- Malignant Neoplasm of Breast
- Thyroid Issues
- Melanoma (skin cancer)
- Rectal, abdominal, small intestines or colon
- Cancer
- Acid Reflux
Minor Procedures (In office)
- Skin lesion removal
- Sebaceous Cyst removal
- Wound care
- Skin biopsy
Surgeries
- Gallbladder (Cholecystectomy - open or laparoscopic)
- Small and large bowel resection (Hemicolectomy - open or laparoscopic)
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EGD)
- Colonoscopy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hernia Repair
- Appendectomy
- Mastectomy
- Nissen Fundoplication
- Pilonidal Cyst Excision
- Port Placement
- Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter placement
- Thyroid gland removal