Table Of Contents
- Use of laser in the Treatment of Piles
- Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty: A Safer Option
- Benefits of this Procedure
Use of laser in the Treatment of Piles
Hemorrhoids is the most common benign anorectal condition diagnosed in the outpatient setup. Treatment options range from office-based procedures to hemorrhoidectomy. Now, laser technology is increasingly in demand in the field of proctology. Laser energy is a novel technique that is currently used for piles, fissures, fistula, and pilonidal sinus cases. Probes are used to produce short, high-energy pulses of light that are transformed into heat energy which is absorbed by the surrounding tissues.
Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty: A Safer Option
Laser hemorrhoidoplasty (LHP) is the latest 30-minute treatment and a day-care procedure available for piles. It is a technically simple, minimally invasive, safe, and effective sphincter-saving procedure. It is more preferred in comparison with conventional open surgical hemorrhoidectomy. It involves the administration of pulse laser energy to the submucosal rectal tissue allowing ablation, vaporization and coagulation of vessels, with limited damage to the surrounding tissue.
Benefits of this Procedure
There are many benefits of this procedure. One can resume work soon after the procedure. This laser ablation is more effective than operative treatment. Here are some of its benefits.
- It has a shorter duration of postoperative pain.
- There is better regression of hemorrhoidal pockets.
- It offers quick symptomatic relief to the patients.
- There are also no chances of fecal leak or incontinence.
- There will be fewer hospital visits after the surgery as there are fewer chances of infection while open surgery for piles is associated with bleeding, complications, pain, and infection which can result in a prolonged hospital stay.
- It is a safer technique due to fewer post-operative complications such as bleeding, pain, stenosis, and recurrence.
