General surgeons deal with wide spectrum of surgical disease from basic surgical problems to advanced surgical problems. Usually, they are the first point of contact for many patients with surgical problems coming in out patients as well as emergencies in the hospitals.
The most common general surgical problems dealt with surgeons in out patients department are acute and chronic abdominal pains, lumps or swelling in body, breast and thyroid swelling, varicose veins, cancer patients and common minor alignments like corns, skin tags, lipomas, cysts, ingrowing toe nails, callosities, Scrotal swellings, gallbladder and kidney stones, bed sores etc.