Need for laser prostate surgery and its advantages and risks

Laser surgery for enlarged prostate helps to reduce the urinary symptoms caused by the enlarged prostate. The laser melts or cuts the enlarged part of the prostate and relieves the pressure on the urinary tract. The blocked of the urinary tract can cause infection in the urinary tract. Since urethra is surrounded by prostate, any enlargement of the prostate blocks urethra and flow of urine.

Laser prostate surgery can also be done to prevent or treat , recurring infection in urine tract, bladder or kidney damage , kidney stones or bladder stones , inability to control urine and related issue of inability to pass the urine . It is also performed in case there is blood in the urine.

There are several surgeries to treat enlarged prostate, but laser surgery gives several advantages over non laser surgeries.

These advantages are.

There is no risk of bleeding with laser surgery. So, this can be the best option for the patient, who has some disorder, in which bleeding, never stops, as blood clot never develops.

The laser prostate surgery Urology consultant in Delhi  is done on outpatient bases, so that patient does not have to stay long in hospital. Other surgeries, such as open prostatectomy or transurethral resection of prostate often require longer stay in hospital .The recovery time is much faster after laser prostate surgery compared to other non laser surgeries

In laser prostate surgery, the need for catheter is only for less than a day. The catheter is used to drain the urine from bladder after the surgery. In other surgeries, the catheter is needed for longer duration.

The first sign of improvement after the laser prostate surgery taken only few hours, but in case of non laser surgeries, the recovery period may range from few weeks to months.

The risks which are Urologist for Laser Prostate Surgery associated with the laser prostate surgery are of temporary nature. These risks may include difficulty in urinating, urinary tract infection, and erectile dysfunction. But the chances of lack of firm erection are less after laser prostate surgery as compared to non laser surgeries. 

The ability of man to father a child may get affected .This happens, because the semen never escapes the penis after intercourse and re-enters the bladder. This is called retrograde ejaculation.  But it does not impact the sexual pleasure.

Some patients may need re-treatment after laser surgery for prostate, as some tissues may grow back. If a patient feels any blockage in the urine flow, the additional treatment is given to the patient.