Laser Surgery For Treating Hemorrhoids – Does it Work?
Gerd Cornelius Pacher asked:
Nearly half of all Americans over 50 will have hemorrhoids at some time during their later life. The majority of these cases will be treated at home with over-the-counter remedies or with topical ointments and prescriptions from a physician. Only 10 to 20 percent of hemorrhoid suffers have symptoms severe enough to require a surgical intervention
Hemorrhoids or “piles” as they are commonly known are sac-like tissues filled with lymph and blood vessels. The sacs are located within the two rings of the sphincter muscle tissues that guard the opening to the rectum. Sacs often extrude from the rectum and can be very painful. Occasionally the sacs form higher in the canal and remain there-wherever they occur they can be painful and uncomfortable.
Laser surgery for hemorrhoids is by far the most popular. Physicians favor it because it can be done as an outpatient procedure. Without the smoke and steam used in other types of hemorrhoid surgery, they can see the affected area better. Lasers pinpoint the exact tissue that needs to be eradicated and leaves surrounding tissue undisturbed.
Patients like laser hemorrhoid surgery because there is no bleeding, little or no pain after surgery and recovery time is quick. Laser surgery is non-intrusive and requires no medication. The laser focuses its light on the hemorrhoid area and seals off the nerves and small blood vessels. When the nerve endings are closed, the patients feel little or no discomfort. In a recent study of 750 patients who received laser surgery to treat their hemorrhoids, 98% called the surgery successful.
If you have stage 3 (bleeding and an exposed prolapse) or stage 4 (bleeding and strangulated prolapse) discuss the efficacy of laser surgery with your physician. Most physicians prefer to treat less severe cases of hemorrhoids with more inexpensive treatments.
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Nearly half of all Americans over 50 will have hemorrhoids at some time during their later life. The majority of these cases will be treated at home with over-the-counter remedies or with topical ointments and prescriptions from a physician. Only 10 to 20 percent of hemorrhoid suffers have symptoms severe enough to require a surgical intervention
Hemorrhoids or “piles” as they are commonly known are sac-like tissues filled with lymph and blood vessels. The sacs are located within the two rings of the sphincter muscle tissues that guard the opening to the rectum. Sacs often extrude from the rectum and can be very painful. Occasionally the sacs form higher in the canal and remain there-wherever they occur they can be painful and uncomfortable.
Laser surgery for hemorrhoids is by far the most popular. Physicians favor it because it can be done as an outpatient procedure. Without the smoke and steam used in other types of hemorrhoid surgery, they can see the affected area better. Lasers pinpoint the exact tissue that needs to be eradicated and leaves surrounding tissue undisturbed.
Patients like laser hemorrhoid surgery because there is no bleeding, little or no pain after surgery and recovery time is quick. Laser surgery is non-intrusive and requires no medication. The laser focuses its light on the hemorrhoid area and seals off the nerves and small blood vessels. When the nerve endings are closed, the patients feel little or no discomfort. In a recent study of 750 patients who received laser surgery to treat their hemorrhoids, 98% called the surgery successful.
If you have stage 3 (bleeding and an exposed prolapse) or stage 4 (bleeding and strangulated prolapse) discuss the efficacy of laser surgery with your physician. Most physicians prefer to treat less severe cases of hemorrhoids with more inexpensive treatments.
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