Can I trust laser treatment for my piles?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Is laser treatment for piles safe or not? Any side effects? Please let me know which one is better, laser surgery or normal surgery. Please help.
Thank you.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
For piles (hemorrhoids), the treatment depends on the grade, which is assessed well by the surgeon on clinical examination.
For grade one - those who bleed without coming out (prolapse), you need only medicines. For grade two or above, you need surgery.
The standard surgery nowadays is stapler hemorrhoidectomy. This is painless and gives the best results. In earlier days, open surgery was done, but it was painful.
Laser treatment is almost never done nowadays as it can cause local complications, including narrowing of the anal canal. It is highly unsafe and not a good option.
I hope this helps.
Kindly revert in case of further queries.
Thank you.
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