# Dr. Muhibullah Dawar — General, Laparoscopic, Thoracic and Laser Proctologist

> Laser proctology, laparoscopic, general and thoracic surgery practice in Peshawar,
> Pakistan. Assessment and treatment of piles, anal fissure, anal fistula and pilonidal
> sinus, with laser techniques for suitable patients; laparoscopic gallbladder, appendix
> and hernia surgery; thyroid, breast and bowel surgery; and thoracic surgery.

## Practitioner
- Name: Dr. Muhibullah Dawar
- Role: General, Laparoscopic & Thoracic Surgeon | Laser Proctologist; special interest in laser proctology
- Qualifications: MBBS (Peshawar); FCPS (General Surgery); Clinical Fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery, CMH Rawalpindi; FCPS-II Thoracic Surgery, CMH Rawalpindi; CHPE
- Cities: Peshawar (Mon–Fri 2–7 PM); Lahore (Sat 9 AM–4 PM); Islamabad (Sun 9 AM–4 PM)
- Clinic: Advance Surgery Clinic, Khattak Medical Center, Dabgari Garden, Peshawar
- Specialties: laser proctology; laparoscopic and general surgery; thoracic surgery

## Clinic
- Name: Advance Surgery Clinic
- Address: Room C-15, Third Floor, Khattak Medical Center, Dabgari Garden, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- WhatsApp and phone: 0348-5488232 (one line, takes WhatsApp messages and voice calls)
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Saturday in Lahore, Sunday in Islamabad.

## Full reference
- [Complete practice reference](https://drmuhibullah.com/llms-full.txt): every procedure with definitions, recovery stages, questions and cited sources

## Key pages
- [Home](https://drmuhibullah.com/): general, laparoscopic, thoracic and laser surgeon in Peshawar
- [About](https://drmuhibullah.com/about/): qualifications, fellowship and clinical approach
- [Services](https://drmuhibullah.com/services/): all procedures performed at the clinic
- [FAQs](https://drmuhibullah.com/faq/): common questions on procedures and recovery
- [Contact](https://drmuhibullah.com/contact/): appointments, address and hours

## Specialties
- [Laser Proctology](https://drmuhibullah.com/laser-proctology/)
- [Laparoscopic & General Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/laparoscopic-general-surgery/)
- [Thoracic Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/thoracic-surgery/)

## Procedures
- [Hemorrhoids](https://drmuhibullah.com/piles-treatment/): Piles, also called hemorrhoids, are enlarged vascular cushions in or around the anal canal. These cushions are a normal part of the anatomy; they become a problem when they enlarge, bleed, prolapse or cause irritation.
- [Anal Fissure](https://drmuhibullah.com/anal-fissure-treatment/): A fissure is a longitudinal tear in the lining of the lower anal canal, usually caused by a hard or bulky stool. The classic symptom is sharp, tearing pain during a bowel motion followed by a burning ache that can last for hours, often with a streak of bright red blood on the paper.
- [Fistula-in-Ano](https://drmuhibullah.com/anal-fistula-treatment/): A fistula-in-ano is a tunnel that connects an infected anal gland inside the anal canal to an opening on the skin near the anus. Most begin as a perianal abscess: the abscess drains or is drained, the skin heals over, but the tract behind it stays open. The result is an opening that keeps discharging pus or blood, settles for a while, and then flares again.
- [Pilonidal Sinus](https://drmuhibullah.com/pilonidal-sinus-treatment/): A pilonidal sinus is a tract or cavity under the skin of the natal cleft, at the top of the buttocks. Loose hairs are driven into the skin and set up a chronic foreign-body reaction, producing a cavity that becomes infected. It is most common in young adults, more so in men, and in people who sit for long periods or are hairy in that area.
- [Gallbladder Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/gallbladder-surgery/): Laparoscopic cholecystectomy removes the gallbladder through four incisions of five to twelve millimetres. The abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide, a camera is passed through one port and instruments through the others, and the gallbladder is separated from the liver and lifted out. It usually takes 30 to 60 minutes under general anesthesia.
- [Appendix Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/appendix-surgery/): Laparoscopic appendicectomy removes the inflamed appendix through three small incisions. A camera is passed through the navel and two working ports are placed low on the abdomen. The appendix is freed, its base and blood supply are secured, and it is removed in a retrieval bag. The operation usually takes 30 to 45 minutes.
- [Hernia Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/hernia-repair/): Repair closes the defect and reinforces the abdominal wall with a mesh, which lowers the recurrence rate substantially compared with stitching the tissue alone. It can be done open, through an incision over the hernia, or laparoscopically through small ports using a TEP or TAPP approach, where the mesh is placed behind the muscle layer.
- [Thyroid Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/thyroid-surgery/): Thyroid surgery is performed through a short transverse incision low in the neck, placed in a skin crease so the scar settles well. Depending on the diagnosis, either one lobe is removed (hemithyroidectomy) or the whole gland is (total thyroidectomy). The operation usually takes one to two hours under general anesthesia.
- [Breast Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/breast-surgery/): Breast surgery here covers the benign and the malignant. Benign work includes excision of fibroadenomas, drainage of breast abscesses, and removal of other discrete benign lumps. Cancer surgery covers wide local excision, where the tumor is removed with a margin of normal tissue, and mastectomy, where the whole breast is removed.
- [Cancer Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/cancer-surgery/): Cancer surgery removes the tumor together with a margin of normal tissue around it and, where appropriate, the lymph nodes it drains into. The resected specimen goes to the laboratory, and the report on margins and nodes is what determines both the likely outcome and the treatment that follows.
- [Intestinal Surgery](https://drmuhibullah.com/intestine-surgery/): Bowel surgery removes a diseased segment of intestine and rejoins the two healthy ends, an anastomosis. The reasons range from obstruction and perforation to tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease and tumors of the colon and rectum. Some of these present as emergencies, others are planned after full investigation.
- [Lung Resection](https://drmuhibullah.com/lung-resection/): Lung resection removes diseased lung tissue. A wedge resection takes a small peripheral piece; a lobectomy removes an entire lobe, and is the standard operation for most resectable lung cancers; a pneumonectomy removes a whole lung, and is reserved for disease that cannot be cleared any other way. Access is through a thoracotomy or, in selected cases, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
- [Lung Conditions](https://drmuhibullah.com/lung-conditions/): This covers the assessment of lung disease and the decision about whether an operation would help. That includes masses and nodules found on imaging, lungs damaged by tuberculosis or repeated infection, bronchiectasis confined to one area, lung abscess, and fungal balls growing inside old tuberculous cavities.
- [Pleural Effusion and Empyema](https://drmuhibullah.com/pleural-effusion-empyema/): The pleural space is the thin gap between the lung and the chest wall. A pleural effusion is fluid collecting in it; an empyema is infected fluid — pus. Either compresses the lung, and the symptoms are breathlessness, chest pain and, with infection, fever and weight loss.
- [Chest Wall Deformities](https://drmuhibullah.com/chest-wall-deformity/): Pectus excavatum is a sunken breastbone, the commonest chest wall deformity, usually noticed in childhood and becoming more marked through the adolescent growth spurt. Pectus carinatum is the opposite — the sternum protrudes. Both arise from overgrowth of the costal cartilages that join the ribs to the breastbone.
- [Hiatus Hernia and Diaphragm Conditions](https://drmuhibullah.com/hiatus-hernia-surgery/): The esophagus passes through an opening in the diaphragm called the hiatus. In a hiatus hernia that opening has widened and part of the stomach slides up into the chest, which weakens the valve mechanism that normally keeps acid down. The result is reflux — heartburn, regurgitation, an acid taste, sometimes a chronic cough.
- [Diseases of the Esophagus and Stomach](https://drmuhibullah.com/esophageal-surgery/): The esophagus runs from the throat, through the chest, and into the stomach below the diaphragm — which is why operating on it draws on both thoracic and abdominal surgical expertise. The conditions treated here include tumors, benign strictures from long-standing acid reflux or from corrosive injury, and achalasia, where the lower sphincter fails to relax.
- [Diseases of the Airways](https://drmuhibullah.com/airway-surgery/): The trachea is the tube carrying air from the voice box to the lungs. It can narrow after prolonged intubation or a tracheostomy, from tuberculosis or other infection, from external compression by a large goitre or a mass, or from a tumor growing within it. The symptoms are noisy breathing, breathlessness on exertion, and a cough.

## Notes
- Recovery timelines vary by patient, condition and procedure. Page content reflects general clinical guidance, not individual medical advice.
- Appointments are booked on WhatsApp or by phone: 0348-5488232.