There are a good number of surgical operations that can get rid of your hemorrhoids.
Care to know more about them? Here are three of the very common procedures, their brief descriptions and advantages that you can find helpful in choosing which procedure is best for you.
Hemorrhoidectomy This is the oldest surgical method used to treat hemorrhoids.
What the doctor will do is to make an incision at the affected area.
Next, he will tie off the inflamed blood vessel to keep it from bleeding.
Once tied, the blood vessel is cut and then removed.
After removing the inflamed blood vessel, the doctor will then join the cut ends.
After this, the doctor has two options: to leave the incision open or suture it to close the opening.
Whichever he chooses, the outcomes are the same.
Hemorrhoidectomy is usually recommended by doctors to patients whose hemorrhoids are graded third or fourth.
Some doctors even perform an additional procedure called proctoplasty.
This is where the tissues found higher into the anal canal are also removed so that the anal lining that has prolapsed will also be taken out.
There are a lot of advantages that hemorrhoidectomy can offer you.
It is relatively cheap, quick, easy, and safe.
Also, it does not require you to stay overnight in the hospital, although doctors will give you this as an option.
Stapling This is a relatively new variation of hemorrhoidectomy.
In this procedure, the doctor inserts a hollow cylindrical tube into the anal canal.
With the tube, a suture is woven above the internal hemorrhoids.
The suture ends are then drawn out of the anus through the cylindrical tube.
Next, the doctor will insert the special stapler into the hollow tube.
As the suture is pulled down, the hemorrhoids are also pulled into the jaw of the stapler.
Once the stapler is fired, the piece of tissue gets cut off while at the same time the edges of the cut tissue get stapled into place.
Stapling has grown more popular especially among the patients with third degree hemorrhoids.
The reason behind this is that stapling is more advantageous over the traditional hemorrhoidectomy.
It does not require the doctor to make any incisions, thereby reducing the probability of bleeding to a greater degree.
The second advantage is that it is very easy and quick, lasting only for 30 minutes.
Still another advantage is that with stapling, there is lesser pain involved making it easier for you to get back to work.
Ligation This procedure requires the doctor to use a specially illuminated anoscope along with a probe.
Most of the time, they use the Doppler probe, giving rise to the name Doppler ligation.
In this procedure, the doctor will insert the anoscope and the probe into the anus.
This allows him to see the affected blood vessels.
Once he sees them, he will then tie off the artery causing the hemorrhoids to shrink.
The advantage of this procedure is that you won't be at risk of bleeding.
Also, it is a quick and easy procedure.
When you go for the surgical removal of your hemorrhoids, you have to know what is in store for you.
Read about them carefully before making a decision.
As they say, before going to battle, you should choose your weapon carefully.