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Free Press . . Allopathic and Alternative Health News Originally Published, Dallas Medical Guide 1991 Non Invasive Hemorrohoid Treatment
Hemorrhoids which persist with symptoms of burning, itching, ? stabbing pain, or bleeding should have treatment. In the past decade, ? there have been dramatic changes in the methods of removing hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoidectomy is no longer the dreaded operation that has frightened so many people. The newer procedures, such as laser surgery, rubber band technique, and especially removal of hemorrhoids through infrared coagulation have markedly reduced the pain and suffering previously associated with hemorrhoidectomy. In a recent survey of surgeons performing hemorrhoidectomies, the infrared coagulation procedure was recommended as the preferred procedure. The reasons for the choice of infrared coagulation are: there is less post operative pain, no cutting is required such as with laser surgery and the procedure can usually be done in the office with little or no local anesthetic, whereas laser surgery usually requires general anesthesia. The infrared coagulation produces an infrared red ray which coagulates
the vessels (which make up the hemorrhoids) and subsequently causes the
hemorrhoids to sluff off, leaving a very smooth surface, without scarring.
Recovery time is normally very short, and some patients have returned to
work the following day. It is usually recommended that the procedure be
done on a Friday so that the patients can go back to work on the following
Monday or Tuesday. Although infrared ?
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Note: Louis A. Kregel, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, was a Fellow of
the American College of Surgery, Southwestern Surgical Congress. He was
a staff member of Baylor Medical Center, Humana Hospital/ Medical City
Dallas, and Parkland Memorial Hospital.