Sometimes ganglion cysts go away without any medical intervention. Other times, non-surgical treatments help reduce the size of the cysts. But if non-surgical treatments do not help, then the doctors may suggest surgery to remove the cyst entirely.
The Ganglion Cyst Removal surgery is an outpatient procedure and takes a few hours to complete. It is done under general anesthesia and you can go home after the surgery. Be sure to arrange for your transport, as you will not be able to drive yourself home after the surgery.
Before the surgery, during the consultation, the doctors will mark the area of the wrist where the incision is to be made. On the day of the surgery, your surgeon will put you under anesthesia and make an incision on the designated area. He will then identify the location of the cyst and surgically cut it out, from the stalk. Next, he will clean the tissues surrounding the cyst site and then close the incision using medical-grade stitches.