Procedure:
Surgical removal of a cyst.
Risks of this procedure:
There are some risks/ complications, which
include:
(a) The cyst may recur if the ganglion is deep
other tissues may need to be cut or
removed. This may cause permanent harm.
(b) Fluid may build up under the wound and this
may discharge through the suture line.
(c) The sutures may break and the wound may
burst open.
(d) The sutures may cut into the edges of the
wound and cause cross-hatching.
(e) The edges of the wound may not be in
perfect alignment and may overlap. The
body soon corrects this.
(f) The wound may heal with a thick scar which
may be discoloured and painful.
(g) The wound may heal and then stretch as
time goes on.
(h) Increased risk in obese people of wound
infection, chest infection, heart and lung
complications and thrombosis.
(i) Increased risk in smokers of wound and
chest infections, heart and lung
complications and thrombosis.