Discuss any possible bleeding disorders or other medical conditions that you may have. You will have blood samples taken in case you need a blood transfusion. Let your doctor know if you have a cold, flu, fever, herpes breakout or other illness prior to surgery. This may require that your reschedule your procedure.
Do not smoke. This will help you to recover quicker. On the Day of the Surgery Since you may have general anesthesia, you will usually be asked not to drink or eat anything after midnight the night before the surgery.
Take the drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water. This increases the risk of recurrence and can also cause infections. A common misconception about cysts is that hitting them with a large object will make them pop or shrink and go away. The risk of recurrence is much higher when this method is used, and you can injure yourself or cause infections around the site of the cyst. Some people with a ganglion cyst may never experience pain or limited movement. These cases may not need surgery.
But surgical removal can provide relief when a cyst becomes large and cannot be treated by other methods. As with any surgery, ganglion cyst removal can cause infection. You may experience an allergic reaction to the anesthesia used in the removal, or to the stitches used to seal the removal site. Other possible risks include:. The rate of recurrence can vary from person to person. But one study found a Of this group, 60 percent experienced a cyst recurrence within a year of surgical removal.
After your surgery, rest as much as you can for a few days. This will encourage the site of your cyst removal to heal. Limit movement of your hand and wrist to minimize pain and avoid irritation of the removal site.
Minimal, nonrepetitive activity is okay after a cyst removal, such as writing or carrying light objects. Your doctor may recommend finger exercises involving stretching your fingers and thumb as far out as possible and then bending them as much as is comfortable.
You may experience localized pain after surgery, which can be relieved by numbing medications, over-the-counter pain medications, or prescription pain medications. You may also experience swelling at the removal site. Swelling can be treated with ice and will eventually go away. In rare cases, infection may occur after ganglion cyst removal. Your doctor may prescribe an antibiotic to prevent the infection from spreading. Keep your dressings and wounds clean to prevent infection and limit scarring.
Once the surgical site has healed, rub lotion into your skin to ensure that scars heal and keep your nerves stimulated. A ganglion cyst removal does not guarantee that ganglion cysts will not return, and you may experience new cysts a few years after surgery.
But the chance of recurrence is low, and you may never have another cyst again after your initial surgery. A large bump that appears above the skin may be an ingrown hair cyst, a razor bump, or an acne cyst. Learn why they happen and more. A cyst is a sac-like pocket of tissue containing fluid or other substances.
If the incision is red or if there is drainage coming out of it, please call us right away. The phone number is listed on the bottom of this page. Go to the emergency room if this occurs at a night or on a weekend. Most patients who have ganglion surgery regain full use of their hand with excellent motion and strength. Trumble, MD, Ghazi M. Rayan, MD, Mark E. Baratz, MD and Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD. Thomas Trumble, M. Made by Digital Laboratory.
Close Search. Ganglion Cyst Post Operation Handout. Wound Care: After surgery, your hand and wrist will be covered by a dressing bandage and placed in a plaster splint that you will wear for five days. The splint helps protect the incision site and lessen the swelling. Five days after surgery, you may remove all the dressings and splint from your incision.
Put a small bandage over the incisions to keep them from getting caught on your clothes or other fabrics.
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