Methods for removing hemorrhoids and their possible consequences

Hemorrhoids - a pathological increase in hemorrhoids, manifested by periodic bleeding, their loss from the anal canal and seasonal frequent inflammation. Most often this happens under the influence of such factors as malnutrition, sedentary lifestyle, pregnancy, constipation, alcohol abuse.

Hemorrhoids, increasing in size, begin to gradually bleed, gradually shift in the distal direction and, at the same time, processes of dystrophy occur in the holding apparatus, which leads to loss from the anal canal. In this case, you should quickly start immediate treatment.

Removal of hemorrhoids

Removal of hemorrhoids in an operative way remains to this day the only way for a person suffering from this ailment, when already conservative methods of treatment or non-surgical treatment are already late or ineffective, in case the hemorrhoids have gone quite far in their development.

According to observations of proctologists, surgical removal of hemorrhoids is required in more than half the cases. And this is due to the fact that many patients, embarrassed by their illness, are delaying a visit to the doctor until the last moment.

In case of ineffectiveness of conservative methods in the treatment of hemorrhoids in modern proctology, a surgical solution to this problem is not immediately resorted to, since there are so-called minimally invasive techniques that constitute a worthy competition for surgical treatment. For example, the removal of hemorrhoids by latex rings is considered a fairly effective way to solve the problem. Conduct it with a vacuum ligator. With internal hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids are put on latex rings and after two weeks the ligated knot is rejected.

How to remove hemorrhoids with a laser?

One of the modern methods to eliminate this unpleasant disease without surgery is laser removal of hemorrhoids or laser coagulation. Laser, possessing excellent cutting and cauterizing properties, which has found its application in different fields of medicine, including proctology.

Removal of hemorrhoids by laser is possible both at internal nodes at the initial stages, and at external, even after their thrombosis. Laser removal of hemorrhoids occurs in this way: the internal hemorrhoidal node is burned out by the laser from the inside, as a result of which the connective tissue develops inside the node and it gradually decreases in size. As for the external hemorrhoids, the knot is simply cut off by the laser beam, and the tissues are instantly soldered together without bleeding.

Complications after removal by hemorrhoids are extremely rare. The effect may not be persistent due to the presence of predisposing factors: excessive use of alcohol, constipation, anal intercourse and others.

This technique has a number of advantages:

• Treatment of hemorrhoids with a laser is practically painless. What the patient can feel is the warmth. In patients with a low threshold of pain sensitivity, this procedure can be performed under the influence of local anesthesia.
• Up to 15 minutes takes the procedure to remove the hemorrhoids with a laser.
• No preoperative preparation is required for the patient.
• Practically there is no postoperative period after removal of hemorrhoids and there is no long recovery period. So the patient almost immediately can go home, and the next day - get down to work.
• The laser operation is performed without blood loss, since the laser beam immediately cauterizes all bleeding vessels and prevents bleeding.
• Laser coagulation does not leave scars.
• The presence of cracks, inflammation and fistulas in the anorectal area is not considered a contraindication for carrying out this procedure. Conversely, a laser operation to remove hemorrhoids usually eliminates these disorders.

But the method of laser coagulation also has some disadvantages:

• In case of large node sizes, they are not completely removed, therefore in the next 3 to 5 years, recurrences of the disease are possible.
• Laser coagulation is a rather expensive procedure.

Sometimes the treatment of hemorrhoids with a laser is identified with the so-called infrared photocoagulation of the nodes, claiming that this is the same manipulation.

Cost of operation

How much does the removal of hemorrhoids depends on the chosen method or method of removing hemorrhoids. Laser removal of hemorrhoids is considered one of the most expensive methods, but also the most effective. Removal of hemorrhoids by laser - the price corresponds to the quality of the work done.

Rehabilitation after removal of hemorrhoids in each patient is of a very diverse nature. Everything depends on the degree of the disease, the type and method of surgical treatment, as well as individual tolerability. Most often, along with an increase in the stage of hemorrhoids, the patient has time to recover.