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Outpatient surgery and recovery care
When surgery is needed, the experienced care team at Highpoint Surgical Associates – Carthage with Ascension Saint Thomas in Carthage, Tennessee, is ready to deliver the care you need. Choosing the right place for your surgery is an important decision. The care team is ready to provide the surgical treatment customized for you. We’ll answer your questions before surgery and provide advanced surgical techniques and a personalized recovery plan.
Minimally invasive techniques to help your recovery
Surgeons at Highpoint Surgical Associates – Carthage with Ascension Saint Thomas have the expertise to perform many types of general surgery and specialty care procedures. When possible, the surgeon may use minimally invasive techniques and robotic surgery to treat your condition. Compared to traditional surgery, minimally invasive techniques may lead to smaller incisions, less pain, a lower risk of complications, and a shorter recovery.
Surgeons and anesthesiologists specialize in:
- Abdominal surgery, such as hernia repair
- Breast surgery, such as breast biopsy, mastectomy and reconstruction
- Ear, nose and throat surgery, such as tonsil removal
- Endocrine surgery, such as thyroid surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Vascular surgery to help improve blood flow and remove blockages
Advanced surgical 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. Your surgeon is able to view the surgical field using a microscopic camera that is placed in the body through a thin, flexible tube called a laparoscope.
Robotic surgery
Robotic surgery technology provides enhanced capabilities, including high-definition 3D vision and a magnified view. The robotic-assisted system is controlled by the surgeon and translates their hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of the tiny surgical instruments.
About Highpoint Health System
Highpoint Health System is a jointly owned regional health system with Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Health that includes Highpoint Health – Sumner and Highpoint Health – Sumner Station in Gallatin, Highpoint Health – Trousdale in Hartsville, Highpoint Health – Riverview in Carthage and more than 15 affiliated clinics and sites of care. The healthcare system's partnership with Ascension Saint Thomas brings together the organizations’ clinical excellence, best practices and talented caregivers to collaborate in new ways that improve access to clinical programs and specialty care for patients and communities while expanding access to high-quality care and services in Northern Middle Tennessee.
