Surgery

Dr Samantha Wettasinghe has a comprehensive range of surgeries she is fully trained and credentialled to perform at Grace Hospital, some of which are listed below:

For heavy bleeding or post menopausal bleeding:

  •  Endometrial ablation with Novasure or Cavatherm
  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  • Myomectomy ( open or laparoscopic)
  • Hysteroscopy 
    • with removal of polyps
    • with curettage
    • with resection of submucosal fibroids 
    • with mirena insertion

Repairs for vaginal prolapse 

  • Anterior colporrhaphy (to fix a anterior prolapse)
  • Posterior colporrhaphy ( to fix a posterior prolapse)
  • Sacrospinous fixation 
  • colporrhaphy procedures with or without vaginal hysterectomy
  • Repeat vaginal repair without use of mesh

For pain and endometriosis 

  • Laparoscopic resection and  ablation of  endometriosis
  • Laparoscopic adhesiolysis
  • Microlaparoscopy
  • Cystoscopy for interstitial cystitis

For ovaries 

  • Removal of ovarian cysts, dermoids & endometriomas
  • Removal of ovaries/fallopian tubes ( salpingo-oophorectomy)
  • Ovarian drilling for PCOS
  • Correction of ovarian torsion and oophoropexy 

 For fertility/sterility

  • Laparoscopic tubal dye studies for fallopian tube patency
  • Diagnostic Hysteroscopy to investigate uterine cavity
  • Diagnostic laparoscopy for the pelvis with endometriosis treatment
  • Laparoscopic adhesiolysis
  • Tubal ligation 
  • Bilateral Salpingectomy ( removal of fallopian tubes )

Vulval  procedures

  • Bartholins gland marsupialisation
  • Incision and drainage of abcesses (vulval, vaginal, labial, clitoral)
  • Perineal revision
  • Fentons procedure
  • Hymenectomy