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Caused by swollen veins in the anus and lower rectum, hemorrhoids can be extremely painful and disruptive to everyday life. Although rarely dangerous, this condition can cause the following:
- Severe itching
- Pain
- Bleeding
Not every patient with hemorrhoids, however, seeks treatment, choosing to keep this condition private. What most patients don’t realize is that hemorrhoids are extremely common. Indeed, by the age of 50, roughly half of the population will have experienced the symptoms associated with this condition.
What Are The Symptoms Of Hemorrhoids?
You will not always know if you have hemorrhoids. Below are some common symptoms that you should notify your doctor of:
- Discomfort, itching or, pain around the anus.
- Blood in the toilet bowl or, on toilet paper when having a bowel movement.
- Moist pink (possibly purple or blue) bumps around the edge of your anus.
Seeing a doctor if you notice rectal bleeding, whether you know it is from your hemorrhoids or not. This can be a sign of more severe conditions such as colorectal cancer. Also, if your hemorrhoids are very painful and are not responding to home treatments, we can help you with a laser hemorrhoidectomy.
What Is Laser Hemorrhoidectomy?
We offer state-of-the-art minimally-invasive laser hemorrhoid surgery that effectively delivers fast relief and eliminates painful symptoms.
Usually performed as an outpatient procedure, your surgeon will direct a beam of laser energy onto each individual hemorrhoid.
The laser energy cuts off the hemorrhoid and removes it completely. The advantage of using a laser, rather than a scalpel, for this cutting is that lasers instantly close the incision and coagulate the blood, eliminating bleeding. After we’ve removed the hemorrhoids, we thoroughly clean and sterilize the area.
You should not feel any pain whatsoever during this procedure. We use a combination of local anesthesia and sedation to preclude any pain and to relax the patient.
How Is Recovery?
The lack of traditional incisions and sutures makes recovery after laser hemorrhoidectomy far easier than traditional methods. While patients are advised not to perform any strenuous activity for a minimum of two weeks after the procedure, most patients can return to normal daily activities in a few days.
What Are The Risks?
Some people experience numbness around the anal region after this procedure. This can persist for a few weeks. Patients may have difficulty urinating afterward due to swelling or muscle spasms, but this passes. There can be some mild bruising in the treatment area, as well. Otherwise, complications with laser hemorrhoidectomy are rare.
* Excision of hemorrhoid as a day-case surgery costs 8,000-15,000 THB per head*