Treatments

Excess weight is known to increase the risk of serious conditions including diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. If your body mass index (BMI) is...

Achalasia is a rare condition, where the muscles in your food pipe (oesophagus) don't contract properly. This can make it difficult to swallow food and...

The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is commonly used to prevent tuberculosis. It’s also a helpful treatment for some early and non-invasive bladder...

If you have kidney stones, this non-invasive treatment can help. It uses a high-intensity sound wave to break the stones up into smaller pieces, so you...

Falls, accidents, blows to the head, severe burns, infections and failed surgery are just some of the ways ears can be lost or damaged. They can also be...

A craniotomy is an effective treatment for an extradural haematoma. Extradural haematoma is a condition is where blood collects and clots between the inner...

Assisted hatching is a procedure that is used as part of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. It involves using a laser to cut a hole in the shell of...

A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the larynx (voice box). There are two types of laryngectomy – partial and total. It is a common, but...

This minimally-invasive procedure involves having an X-ray to view the salivary glands (saliogram). This allows consultants to see whether there is an...

If you have trouble breathing, HCA UK has the facilities to offer a variety of tests to assess the strength of your respiratory muscles. - MIP (maximal...

Cystoplasty is a procedure for increasing the size of your bladder. It may be enlarged or partially or completely replaced if it is not functioning correctly....

Vestibular rehabilitation is used to treat a range of inner ear conditions that cause dizziness and balance problems in the inner ear, such as: benign...

Oesophageal cancer affects your oesophagus (the muscular tube which carries food from the throat to the stomach). If the cancer has reached an advanced...

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a technological rehabilitation method. It can be particularly helpful for people who have experienced a stroke,...

Microdoductectomy, also known as total duct excision, is a surgical procedure that removes one or more milk ducts. It’s commonly used to treat people experiencing...