A prostate laser treatment therapy can help people who are suffering from an enlarged prostate. (BPH) benign prostatic hyperplasia or Enlarged Prostate is a natural condition that’s seen in men. Patient feels discomfort because the overgrown gland causes pressure on the urethra. A patient suffering from this disease feels a frequent urination sensation. It can be treated with laser therapy. Read on below to learn more about laser therapy.
What Is BPH Or An Enlarged Prostate?
A male reproductive system has a gland called prostate. The main function of prostate is to secrete a fluid that has sperm. Its size is equal to a walnut. An important fact about prostate is that it surrounds the urethra, a canal that carries urine out from the body. If you feel any abnormal enlargement of this area, and have any of the following symptoms, such as-
• Feeling of bladder being never empty
• Leakage of urine
• Frequent urination during the night
• There is difficulty in starting urination
• Burning or pain
Consult a doctor immediately. He might recommend you to under go number of tests, such as Digital Rectal Exam (DRE), Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test, Rectal Ultrasound, and Urine Flow Study. Based on these test results, your doctor will confirm whether you have a prostate problem or not.
After the confirmation of the disease, the doctor will recommend the treatment. The prostate treatment varies from patient to patient depending on different medical conditions and symptoms. The different treatments available for this problem are prostate laser treatment, medications, thermo therapies, or surgical therapy. You must consult with your doctor about which treatment will be suitable for you.
Medications for BPH can cause certain side effects, such as erectile dysfunction (ED) and decreased libido, ejaculatory disorders, dizziness, headache, nasal congestion, etc. Over the years, the patient develops immunity to these medicines. Surgery for prostate is recommended when a patient is suffering from acute conditions like bleeding and being unable to urinate. If you are facing mild to moderate side effects of BPH, you can go in for laser treatment. It is a minimal invasive surgical therapy.
What Happens During The Laser Treatment?
The first step in the prostate laser treatment is that patient is put under anesthesia, either general or spinal. A laser beam will evaporate the prostatic tissues that are blocking the bladder outlet. This therapy is performed with the help of a telescope. This is called as the Green Light Laser therapy. The procedure of this treatment is also called as photo vaporization of prostate, PVP (photo selective vaporization of prostate), or laser ablation.
Apart from Green Light therapy, there are other laser treatments too that are available in the market, for e.g. Indigo laser therapy. In this thermo therapy, the laser beam only burns the prostate tissue. No evaporation or removal of tissues happens in this process.
Prostate laser therapy for BPH is a safe treatment with minimal side effects. You might have to stay overnight in a hospital. A catheter is placed in your bladder. That is removed in 2-3 days. You can go back to your normal routine in a few days after a prostate laser treatment.