Hemorrhoids - what is it? The answer to this question will be presented below. We will also tell you about how you can get rid of this pathological condition.
Basic information
Hemorrhoids is a disease that is associated with inflammation, thrombosis, abnormal expansion, and tortuosity of the hemorrhoidal veins that contribute to the formation of nodes around the rectum. As a rule, such a disease develops gradually. At the first stage, a person has a feeling of some heaviness, awkwardness and itching in the anus. There may also be pain and constipation. Usually, these sensations are aggravated after drinking alcohol, spicy foods, and sometimes after physical activity.
Symptoms and Diagnosis
How to heal hemorrhoids? Laser treatment involves referring the patient to a specialized clinic. But before proceeding with the treatment of such a disease, it must be diagnosed. Make it narrowspecialist - proctologist through digital examination. Diagnosis includes the use of rectal ultrasound and sigmoidoscopy. The patient himself can identify the presence of hemorrhoids. To do this, you need to pay attention to its symptoms.
As a rule, such a disease is accompanied by severe pain, prolapse of hemorrhoids and bleeding. The latter can be noted during or immediately after a bowel movement. The color of the blood in this pathological condition is scarlet. However, in some cases, it is possible to highlight and dark with clots. It should be especially noted that profuse and regular bleeding very quickly leads to the development of anemia.
As for the prolapse of internal nodes (hemorrhoidal), such a phenomenon does not develop immediately. Initially, they can be seen when defecation, and after a while - when lifting weights, sneezing and coughing. In the first stages, the nodes are set quite easily. But in the future, they begin to constantly be outside the anus, that is, outside. A complication of this disease is necrosis of the hemorrhoid, the appearance of severe bleeding or acute purulent paraproctitis.
Modern treatment of hemorrhoids
Laser treatment of hemorrhoids began to be treated relatively recently. This is a relatively new technique. It is called laser coagulation. The procedure is not particularly traumatic, so it has become very popular among patients. Treatment of hemorrhoids with a laser in Moscow and other cities of our country is similar tothe combined action of a sharp knife and red-hot iron. However, it should be noted that, in addition to this procedure, specialists often use the following methods:
- Sclerotherapy.
- Excision of knots.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures.
- Desarterization.
- Doping knots with latex rings.
When can laser hemorrhoids treatment be used?
The price of this procedure in different clinics may be different. Usually, 20 thousand rubles are asked for the removal of 3-4 nodes. Comprehensive treatment of 5 or more formations will cost 30-45 thousand rubles. According to experts, laser coagulation can be used at any stage of the disease. However, the most effective is the therapy of external nodes. However, they can have absolutely any size.
It should also be noted that laser coagulation of hemorrhoids works well in the presence of blood clots and bleeding in the stages without exacerbations. The method under consideration guarantees a complete cure of the nodes without subsequent relapses, which, by the way, very often occur when using other therapies.
How does a laser work?
How to get rid of such a scourge as hemorrhoids? Laser treatment is a very effective technique against knots. It passes quickly and easily. The specialist directs the laser beam to the affected area. First, he penetrates to the areas in the intestine using a special anoscope, and then clamps the legs of the formations and cauterizes them with a coagulator. furtherno treatment is needed for this condition.
If the patient has external hemorrhoids, the beam cuts off the nodes, after which it cauterizes all damaged tissues. This soldering process usually takes place without bleeding or injury. The operation to remove the nodes, which is carried out by means of a laser, does not require the patient to be admitted to a hospital.
Features of therapy
Now you know how hemorrhoids are removed. Laser treatment is unparalleled. This technique is very popular not only among patients, but also among practicing proctologists. Currently, the procedure has almost completely replaced other types of treatment for hemorrhoids, including surgical operations. According to experts, such indicators were achieved due to the accuracy of the laser, its good cutting properties and the ability to cauterize wounds quickly and without bleeding. The above procedure does not cause complications, as well as adverse reactions. Occasionally, a patient may experience slight bleeding in the anus or a slight burning sensation after laser surgery.
Main advantages of the method
What are the benefits of laser hemorrhoid treatment? Clinics in St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia provide this medical service to almost all patients, at any stage of the development of the disease. Unlike other methods of treating hemorrhoids, the technique has many advantages. Comparing this procedure with doping, we can safely note that the laser is used not only for inflammatory processes, but also foranal fissures, and if there is bleeding.
If a patient has a knot with blood clots, then his legs can be easily cut off with a beam, and then immediately cauterized. If the cones of the veins have already been formed, then they are cauterized without prior excision. It should be noted that in those places where the nodes were previously located, connecting fibers are formed. Therefore, after the operation, there are practically no sutures and scars left. This is due to the fact that the laser beam only affects diseased areas, not he althy areas.
It should also be noted that experts also attribute the absence of any pain in the patient to the advantage of the procedure in question. In addition, laser coagulation takes no more than 20-25 minutes. After the operation, the patient does not need further treatment or any auxiliary procedures. He can immediately return to his usual way of life, without restriction in movements. After applying laser treatment of hemorrhoids, the disease will no longer bother the patient. This is due to the fact that relapse with such therapy is completely excluded.
It is impossible not to say that under laser exposure, bleeding and infection of tissues almost never occur, since all cuts are immediately cauterized. By the way, cracks and inflammatory processes are not contraindications to the use of this technique, as, for example, during surgical operations. Moreover, in the process of exposure to a laser beam, such phenomena are completelyeliminated.
Disadvantages of the method
Why do not all patients use this technique to eliminate a disease such as hemorrhoids? Laser treatment is an expensive procedure that is not available to everyone. Although, it is likely that with the development of medical technology, the price of such therapy may very soon decrease. And laser coagulation will be available to many. As mentioned above, the cost of the procedure in question depends on the chosen clinic, the complexity of the disease and the method of laser treatment.
Despite the fact that cauterization of knots shows rather high results of efficiency, relapses can occur in a patient with advanced disease. The thing is that hemorrhoids tend to grow: it is very difficult to remove it completely. In such cases, the procedure is repeated. By the way, it can be done several times within five years, but, as a rule, this is required only at the fourth stage of the disease.
Summarize
The appearance of external hemorrhoids is considered the most severe and dangerous stage of the disease. The ailment differs from the internal form by the appearance around the anus of small cones of various shapes and sizes. Their formation occurs due to swelling of the veins, resulting in blood clots. If you start treating internal hemorrhoids in time, then the further development of the nodes can be prevented. Therefore, at the first signs of the disease, you should consult a proctologist.
