Different types of laser prostrate surgery and their advantages

Laser is used to relieve the benign to severe case of urinary symptoms associated with prostate enlargement . During the process, the urologist inserts a scope through the tip of the penis to the tube that is used to carry the urine from the bladder . The bladder is surrounded by the prostate . Then a laser is passed through the scope , that shrinks or removes the tissue that is obstructing the flow of urine .

The job of the laser is done by the intense heat that is generated by the concentrated of the light .There are different type of laser surgeries . In photoselective vaporization of the prostate , the laser is used to vaporize the enlarged part of the prostate . In other laser surgery called , holmium laser surgery , the different type of laser is used but the process is same as that of photoelective vaporization .

In hominum laser enucleation , the laser is used to cut the enlarged part of the prostate that is blocking the flow of urine in urethra .An another instrument is used to cut the prostate in small pieces that are easily removed . This surgey involving the laser is an option for patients who have the enlarged prostate .The selection of the particular type of laser surgery will depend on the several factors and consultation with urology consultant in delhi will decide the exact surgery that can be used for the patient .

The factors that determine the use of the particular laser surgery are , age of the patient , size of the prostate enlargment , health of the patient , type of laser equipment available at the hospital or clinic and the experience of the urologist .The laser treatment of the prostate helps the patient who is suffering from urinary symptoms such as frequent need for urination , difficulty in starting urination , increased frequency at night , stopping and starting again during urination , and for urinary tract infections .

The urologist for Laser Prostate Surgery offers several advantages over other forms of treatment for prostate enlargment . The laser use involves less bleeding and can be the best option for patients who take the medicine to thin the blood or have disorder that does not allow blood clot formation . The laser surgery is done on out patient basis and the patient can go home next day or within few hours of the laser surgery .