Book your Minor Surgery Assessment Online
Secure your pre-surgical assessment appointment online in just a few minutes. Please read this whole page carefully before booking.
During this appointment we will assess your condition, discuss possible treatment options, and determine whether a minor surgical procedure is appropriate.
Following your booking, our team will contact you and provide important background information and preparation instructions before your appointment.
1. Your Minor Surgery Assessment
Your appointment will allow us to:
- assess the condition you would like treated
- confirm whether surgery is appropriate
- explain the available treatment options
- discuss expected outcomes and aftercare
- plan any procedure if suitable
Our aim is to provide a focused and efficient consultation so that patients can move forward with treatment as smoothly as possible.
2. The £60 Focussed Assessment Appointment
The £60 appointment is designed to be a focused surgical assessment.
After booking, we will send you general information electronically covering topics that apply to most minor surgical procedures, such as:
- general surgical risks (for example infection or scarring)
- consent and aftercare information
- practical information about procedures performed in clinic
- General risks of surgery
- This information is the same for all patients and helps avoid spending consultation time on standard explanations.
Instead, the appointment can focus on your specific condition and your specific questions as well. For Xanthelasma surgery we even send you a video explaining the treatment options, which is important for you to watch.
For this type of appointment we expect patients to:
- be comfortable using email and electronic information
- read or watch the information provided before the appointment
- attend with a reasonable understanding of the issue they wish to have assessed
If you prefer not to watch the information we send, or if you need assistance completing electronic forms, we recommend booking two or three appointment slots so that sufficient time is available during the consultation. The standard focussed assessment appointment is approximately 10 minutes with the surgeon and usually also 10 minutes with the nurse consultant right after the surgeon. At the end you will have received information about the surgery, the aftercare and usually walk way with an appointment unless we have to do other tests first.
3. Choosing the Correct Appointment
Appointments can be conducted face-to-face or by telephone.
In general, Dr Kittel prefers to see patients face-to-face, as this allows a proper examination and often leads to clearer advice.
Telephone consultations are usually suitable for patients who live more than one hour away or when an initial discussion is sufficient before arranging a visit.
One or more excellent pictures of the condition / lesions (not selfies) are necessary for a telephone appoinment. Please be aware Zoom calls are too grainy for a proper assessment.
Before booking, it may also be helpful to review our price list and treatment information so you can select the most appropriate consultation type.
4. Medical Conditions Treated Without Surgery
Occasionally a condition that appears to require surgery may instead be best treated with medical therapy.
If your consultation becomes a medical consultation, the fees are:
Initial medical consultation
£120
Follow-up consultations
£90
Follow-up appointments can often be conducted by telephone where appropriate.
5. Referral Letters
If a referral letter is required after your consultation:
• One referral letter is included free of charge
Additional letters are charged at:
£30 per letter
6. Patients Under 18
We do not normally see patients under 18 years of age.
In exceptional cases we may see younger patients if they are “Gillick competent”, however these appointments cannot be booked online.
If the patient is under 18 years old, please telephone the clinic first so we can advise appropriately.
We do not treat children.
7. Cannot Find a Suitable Appointment?
The online calendar shows most of our available appointments.
If the available times are difficult for you, it is worth calling the clinic. Our friendly office staff will do their best to find a suitable appointment where possible.
8. What Happens After Booking
After you submit your booking, our team will contact you and provide the information needed before your consultation.
You will receive:
- an Application Form. Please complete this thoroughly
- a Patient Information Form that includes the link to a video we ask you to watch before your procedure
- An email with your appointment
Please ensure that your contact details are correct so that our team can reach you if necessary.
9. Cancellation and Change of Appointment Policy
Before booking your appointment, please make sure you haveread and understood our cancellation and re-scheduling policy.
Our clinic operates a strict policy in order to minimise unused appointments to reduce cost for us and therefore also to patients Full details of the policy can be found here:
Read the Cancellation and Change of Booking Policy
10. Ready to Book?
If you are comfortable with the information above, you can proceed with the booking process.
You can now choose a convenient appointment time using the online booking system.
Book your assessment appointment below.