Major surgery under partial or general anaesthesia

Major operations requiring partial or general anaesthesia are performed either on a day surgery basis or as part of an inpatient stay in a private clinic in Merano. Our offer includes the following services in these specialist disciplines:

Clinical and endoscopic diagnostics

  • Ultrasound diagnostics with modern high-resolution equipment
  • Modern laser equipment


Outpatient surgical procedures (under local anaesthetic or in twilight sleep)

  • Minimally invasive surgery with laser technology for varicose veins (endovenous laser therapy)
  • Removal of branch variants using a minisurgical technique
  • Treatment of acute and chronic wounds
  • Removal of skin lesions and tumours (benign and malignant tumours) such as black or white skin cancer
  • Removal of soft tissue and fat tumours (any tissue removed is routinely sent for microscopic examination)
  • Removal of inflamed sebaceous or sweat glands
  • Surgery and follow-up treatment of coccygeal fistulas
  • Removal of lymph nodes
  • Opening or removal of inflamed sites (abscesses)
  • Earlobe plastic surgery
  • Minor surgery on the rectum. E.g. mariscus, anal polyps or anal fibroids


Surgical procedures under partial or general anaesthesia at the Surgery Centre St.Anna in Merano

  • Removal of larger changes in the skin with reconstructive flap plastic surgery
  • Classic stripping operation for varicose veins
  • Recurrent surgery (second or third operation) for varicose veins
  • Major surgical treatment of the rectum, e.g. haemorrhoids,
  • Anal fissures, anal fistulas, larger coccygeal fistulas