Recently, laser procedure for hemorrhoids has emerged as a good option for many people who suffer from advanced levels of hemorrhoids pain. That’s because it dissipates many concerns related to traditional surgical treatment. In this article, the many related questions will be answered, such as the mechanism of laser procedure and its advantages

The Mechanism of Laser Treatment

Laser treatment for hemorrhoids is based on focusing laser beams on the blood vessels from which the hemorrhoid feeds. The aim is to make those blood vessels shrink significantly and being removed permanently. This procedure does not require the doctor to anesthetize the patient completely, but the doctor anesthetizes the patient with regional or local anesthesia. So that reassures many patients who fear and avoid general anesthesia

Comparison Between Surgery And Laser Procedure

The ALOKA Surgical Center made a study between 2012 and 2014 on 40 patients (23 men and 17 women). The average age of the patients was 46 years. These patients were suffering from the third and fourth levels of hemorrhoids. The aim of this study was to determine the differences between laser procedure of hemorrhoids and open surgery. Therefore, the center divided the patients into two parts; Twenty patients had laser procedure and the other twenty procedure surgery

The center concluded that laser procedure of hemorrhoids was better than open surgery. This result was based on several criteria

Pain after treatment: Those who had laser procedure did not suffer from any significant pain after the treatment, similar to what was experienced by those who had surgery, whose pain lasted for several weeks

Duration of the treatment operation: The laser procedure took an average of 15.94 minutes, with no need to stay in the hospital. While the open surgical operation took an average of 26.76 minutes. In addition, they need to stay in the hospital for several days, according to what the doctor deems necessary while observing the surgical wound

Treatment effectiveness: ALOKA Center found that laser procedure was more effective than open surgery, with no mention to post-treatment complications. While the patients who had surgery, suffered after the treatment from complications such as urinary retention, secondary bleeding, subcutaneous abscess, anal stenosis and urinary incontinence

Advantages of Laser Treatment For Hemorrhoids

Dr. Khaldoun Al-Ghareb, who is specialized in anus and rectum diseases, explains the advantages of laser treatment as follows

• There is no need for general anesthesia and only regional or local anesthesia
• The patient’s ability to leave the clinic an hour after the treatment
• The patient does not feel pain during and after the laser procedure
• The patient is able to practice his normal life after 24 hours

Watch more videos about hemorrhoids and anal diseases on Dr. Khaldoun Al Ghareb’s TikTok