Myomectomy at Oshun is performed by Dr. Charles Rockhead — surgical removal of uterine fibroids while preserving the uterus, for patients who want to retain fertility or avoid hysterectomy. The approach (hysteroscopic, laparoscopic, or open abdominal) is selected based on fibroid size, number, and location.
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Myomectomy at a glance
Dr. Rockhead
Performs your procedure personally
In person
Consultation before anything is booked
In writing
Your quote, given at consultation
Kingston
Clinic or accredited surgical centre
No obligation
You decide after the consultation
WhatsApp
Questions answered privately
Every visit, without exception
Four things that are true of every visit
Care by an OB/GYN
Every procedure at Oshun is reviewed and led by a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Dr. Rockhead is a physician first — the same one who treats women's health on the other side of his practice.
30 years caring for women
Three decades as a practicing OB/GYN at Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice. Every Myomectomy plan is reviewed by a physician who has cared for women through pregnancy, surgery, perimenopause, and post-natal recovery.
Written plan first
Every Myomectomy patient leaves consultation with a written plan: areas, technique, timing, recovery, cost. Returning patients refine the same plan rather than starting from scratch every visit.
Conservative, considered
Oshun's approach favours conservative, considered care over aggressive intervention. Decisions are made in conversation with you, options are presented in plain language, and consent is informed at every step.
Treatment Details
Every fact about your first visit, in plain language.
Most first-time patients arrive with the same set of unspoken questions. They are answered below in the order most people think them — from "how much will I need" to "what if I'm pregnant."
Last clinically reviewed: · Medical reviewer: Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director, Oshun Cosmetic Services
01Myomectomy 101
The procedure itself.
Myomectomy is the surgical removal of uterine fibroids while preserving the uterus. The approach can be hysteroscopic, laparoscopic, or open depending on fibroid location, size, and number.
How long it's been around
Myomectomy has been performed for over a century and remains the standard fertility-preserving surgical option for symptomatic fibroids.
What we treat with it
Symptomatic uterine fibroids causing heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pressure, pain, urinary symptoms, recurrent pregnancy loss, infertility, or rapid fibroid growth. Asymptomatic fibroids are generally observed.
The honest version
Why myomectomy sometimes disappoints.
Myomectomy disappoints when fibroid recurrence isn't anticipated, when fertility timing isn't planned, or when alternatives weren't fully discussed.
Fibroids can recur. After myomectomy, new fibroids develop in 25–50% of women over the following years, particularly in those with multiple fibroids at the original surgery. Patients who weren't told this sometimes feel the surgery failed when in fact it succeeded for what it could do.
Pregnancy timing after myomectomy matters. The uterine scar needs healing time before pregnancy — typically 3–6 months. Pregnancy too soon raises the risk of uterine rupture.
At Oshun, we don't run that model. Myomectomy here is physician-led from consultation through follow-up, with a written plan in your hands and a follow-up visit on the calendar before you leave.
02Medical Leadership
The same physician, from first question to final follow-up.
Every myomectomy at Oshun is performed by Dr. Rockhead personally. The closure of the uterine wall determines the strength of the scar for any future pregnancy — three decades of pelvic surgery experience matters here.
Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director — Oshun Cosmetic Services, Kingston.
Dr. Charles Rockhead
Medical Director · Board-Certified OB/GYN · 30+ years of practice
Dr. Charles Rockhead is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than thirty years of practice in Kingston. He is the Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services and the founding physician of Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice.
A Myomectomy visit at Oshun follows a clear sequence — from consultation through the procedure itself through follow-up. Here is what happens, step by step.
i.
Consultation
Before any Myomectomy is scheduled, you meet Dr. Rockhead in person at 9 Devon Road. He reviews your medical history, examines you as appropriate, and explains the options — including the option not to proceed. You leave with a clear written plan and a quote.
ii.
Preparation
Stop blood thinners 7–10 days before; stop smoking. Pre-op labs, possibly imaging (ultrasound, MRI) to map fibroid location, and medical clearance.
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The myomectomy procedure
Under general anaesthesia, Dr. Rockhead removes the fibroids using the approach planned at consultation: hysteroscopic (for cavity fibroids), laparoscopic (through small abdominal incisions), or open (for large or numerous fibroids). The uterine wall is repaired in layers; care is taken to preserve uterine integrity for future pregnancy.
iv.
Recovery & follow-up
In-hospital pain management, early mobilisation. Discharge with prescribed analgesics, stool softeners, lifting/intercourse restrictions. Wait at least 3–6 months before attempting pregnancy after open or laparoscopic myomectomy. Wound check at 1–2 weeks; full healing at 6 weeks; longer-term at 3 and 6 months. Fertility-focused follow-up if applicable.
How much you'll need
Single surgery. Multiple fibroids can usually be removed in the same procedure.
Will it hurt?
General anaesthesia. Hysteroscopic cases for submucosal fibroids may use conscious sedation in selected cases.
Plan for 1–2 weeks off work for lap/hysteroscopic; 4–6 weeks for open. Avoid heavy lifting and intercourse for 4–6 weeks.
04Results & aftercare
Recovery and follow-up.
Symptom improvement noticeable within 1–3 months. Fibroid recurrence over years is possible.
The days before your visit
Stop blood thinners 7–10 days before; stop smoking. Pre-op labs, possibly imaging (ultrasound, MRI) to map fibroid location, and medical clearance.
Right after your visit
In-hospital pain management, early mobilisation. Discharge with prescribed analgesics, stool softeners, lifting/intercourse restrictions. Wait at least 3–6 months before attempting pregnancy after open or laparoscopic myomectomy.
Two-week follow-up
Wound check at 1–2 weeks; full healing at 6 weeks; longer-term at 3 and 6 months. Fertility-focused follow-up if applicable.
05Is Myomectomy right for you
Who gets the most out of Myomectomy at Oshun.
Who should not have Myomectomy
Active pelvic infection, bleeding disorders, certain anatomic situations where myomectomy risk exceeds hysterectomy benefit, suspected uterine sarcoma.
Myomectomy isn't a one-size category — the right approach depends on your specific situation. Below are common patient profiles we see. If one sounds like you, an in-person consultation at 9 Devon Road is the next step.
Fertility preservation
Fibroids in women planning pregnancy
The classic indication: women with symptomatic fibroids who want to preserve their uterus for future pregnancy.
Personal preference
Uterus-sparing preference
Women who want to preserve their uterus even without fertility plans.
Bleeding from submucosal fibroid
Submucosal fibroids causing heavy bleeding
Submucosal (cavity) fibroids are usually removed hysteroscopically with quick recovery.
Pressure from large fibroid
Bulk symptoms from a large fibroid
A single large dominant fibroid causing pelvic pressure, urinary symptoms, or appearance change.
06Logistics, cost & safety
Booking and pricing.
Consultation policy
Every Myomectomy patient meets Dr. Rockhead in person at the 9 Devon Road clinic before any procedure is scheduled. (Virtual consultations are not currently offered.)
Where treatments happen
Myomectomy is performed at a hospital or accredited ambulatory surgical centre.
What it costs
Priced based on approach (hysteroscopic, lap, open), facility, anaesthesia, complexity.
How to pay
Cash, debit, credit card, or approved financing.
Insurance
Typically covered for documented symptomatic fibroids.
If this sounds right
The next step is a conversation, not a commitment.
Every Myomectomy patient at Oshun starts with a consultation. Twenty minutes, in-person at 9 Devon Road, with Dr. Rockhead. No procedure is scheduled, no quote is signed, no pressure either way. You leave with a plan and a price — or you leave with neither.
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