Private hip replacement Southampton

At Spire Southampton Hospital, you can choose your orthopaedic consultant from our expert team. Our private hip replacement consultants serve areas including Hampshire and The New Forest.

You can expect to receive tests, scans, and treatments without the wait when you choose Spire Southampton for your hip replacement surgery.

Complete the enquiry form to book your first consultation at Spire Southampton Hospital or call 023 8077 5544.

We serve Southampton, Hampshire and The New Forest.

At Spire Southampton Hospital, we have a wide experience in hip replacement surgery in our clean, modern facilities, including four operating theatres with laminar flow. These theatres regulate air flow to reduce risk of infection.

We also offer some of the latest surgical innovations, which may be beneficial to some patients. These include:

• Minimally invasive hip replacement – this usually means a faster recovery time while still achieving the same outcomes
• Bilateral hip replacement, when both hips are replaced at the same time

Getting here

Spire Southampton Hospital is a ten-minute taxi ride from Southampton Central train station or 15 minutes from Southampton International Airport. Free on-site parking is available to patients and visitors, so you can arrange easy transportation right to our door.

Your consultations

Before your treatment, you’ll meet your consultant in one of our 16 consultation rooms. All our rooms are accessible, so there’s no need to worry if walking is difficult for you. They’ll ask about your health, symptoms and answer any questions you may have.

If you haven’t been diagnosed yet, they may recommend our diagnostic tests and scans to help them assess your hip in more detail.

If you decide to go ahead with treatment, your consultant will advise you about:

• What your personalised treatment and care plan will involve
• Different types of prosthetic joints available
• Anaesthetic options
• Potential risks and complications
• Things you can do to help your recovery

Your consultant and surgical team will prepare you for your operation.

Anaesthetic options

When you’ve had time to settle into your private room, your anaesthetist will administer a general anaesthetic, where you’re completely asleep, or an epidural (spinal anaesthetic) where you’ll be numb from the waist down. If you’re having an epidural, you can also have sedatives to help you relax.

During your operation

Once the anaesthetic has taken effect, your surgeon will make one or more incisions in your hip, remove both the socket and the top of your thigh bone and replace them with a new artificial hip joint. A hip replacement surgery usually takes an hour to an hour and a half.

Your private room

When you come in for your operation, you’ll stay in one of our 84 large, bright private rooms, which will include:

• Bedside cabinet
• En-suite
• Telephone
• TV
• Two armchairs
• Window

For hip replacement surgery, you’ll stay with us for two to three nights.

What happens

You’ll receive pain relief medication to help you recover in comfort. Your physiotherapist will get you moving as soon as you feel ready and will provide exercises to help you make the most of your hip replacement.

When you’re ready, your physiotherapist will help you walk again and provide exercises to boost your recovery.

Although everybody’s different and you should always follow your consultant’s advice, here’s a typical recovery timeline for knee replacement surgery:

If you live in Southampton, Hampshire or The New Forest areas you can have your private hip replacement surgery at Spire Southampton Hospital.

Our hip replacement surgery consultants are committed to healthcare excellence. Book an appointment and start your journey today.

Learn more about the hip replacement procedure here.