Information for Office Procedures

Contact our office if you are taking blood thinners, daily regular-dose aspirin, or daily NSAID medications.

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

• Prep instructions prior to your appointment:

  1. Arrive to your appointment 30 minutes early
  2. Two hours before leaving home, take two (2) over the counter enemas spaced 30 minutes apart. These are available at any pharmacy. Ask for Fleet enemas.

Incision and Drainage of an Abscess

• Instructions After Incision and Drainage of an Abscess

Rubber Band Ligation

• Instructions After Rubber Band Ligation

Skin Tag Removal

• Instructions after Skin Tag Removal

Thrombosed Hemorrhoid Removal

• Instructions After Removal of Thrombosed Hemorrhoid