Our services

Novant Health General Surgery – Hilton Head offers surgical procedures to both diagnose and treat medical concerns. Our surgeons will work with other providers already involved in your care to get a complete picture of your current health, and determine the most effective way to address your concerns. When possible, we offer patients minimally invasive (laparoscopic) treatment options. Laparoscopic surgery can minimize infection risk and recovery time in some cases.

Our providers offer general surgery procedures including:

• Upper GI endoscopy (upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, or EGD; a procedure using a small camera on a flexible tube (endoscope) to examine the esophagus, stomach and small intestine)
• Endocrine surgery (surgery on the thyroid, parathyroid or adrenal glands)
• Breast surgery (including breast biopsies to investigate potential cancers; breast conservation surgery to remove a lump while preserving surrounding tissue; mastectomy procedures to remove part or all of the breast as a treatment for breast cancer; and breast reconstruction to recreate the breast after a mastectomy)
• Abdominal surgery (including procedures to treat conditions of the stomach or small intestine; cholecystectomy, or the surgical removal of the gallbladder; diverticular disease surgery to remove inflamed parts of the colon; and appendectomy surgery to remove the appendix, either laparoscopically or through traditional surgery)
• Access surgery for chemotherapy)
• Gastric procedures (procedures involving the digestive system, including acid reflux surgery)
• Rectal procedures (procedures involving the end of the digestive system, including hemorrhoid surgery, anal fissure or fistula surgery, or rectal tumor surgery to treat colorectal cancers)
• Intestinal procedures (procedures involving the intestines and colon, including colon resections to remove inflamed or cancerous sections of the colon; small bowel resections to treat Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis; and hernia surgery to repair bulging intestines, either traditionally or laparoscopically)
• Cancer surgery (including surgeries for thyroid cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, carcinoid tumors, sarcoma, lymphoma, and melanoma and other skin cancers)

Minimally invasive surgeries our providers regularly offer include:

• Gallbladder surgery
• Colon cancer surgery
• Hernia surgery
• Heartburn (gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD) surgery
• Colon cancer surgery
• Biopsy procedures (for breast, thyroid and lymph node concerns)