Facts About Laser Prostate Surgery

Dr Anant Kumar
3 min readJun 5, 2017

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Medications have been proved useful for many men suffering from an enlarged prostate, but for some, it might not be enough to ease the symptoms such as dribbling and weak urine flow. If you are one of them, then you have certain surgical options such as laser prostate surgery in Delhi, for the treatment of your BPH, or Benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, weak urine flow can be caused due to kidney stone as well and for that you need to visit a Kidney Stone Specialist in Delhi.

Here is a list of some questions that one must ask the doctor before going for any particular surgery.

· How much will the condition improve?

· What are the chances that the condition will get better?

· Is there any side effects to the treatment? If yes, then what are the chances of having those side effects?

· For how much time will the effects be lasting?

· Is it a one-time treatment, or does it have to be repeated?

With latest technologies, surgeons can perform certain surgeries with tiny incisions and with the usage of miniaturized instruments. This provides the patient with lesser trauma, and also allows a speedy recovery and lesser pain after the surgery.

However, not all surgeries are possible with tiny incisions and sometimes an open surgery is needed. It all depends largely on the nature and the urgency of the case.

In case of treating a BPH laser prostate surgery in Delhi is very much in demand and is very popular nowadays. The Best Urologist in Delhi recommends laser prostate surgery as it is one of the least invasive treatment for BPH.

In a laser prostate surgery, the surgeon make use of the laser energy in order to kill off the prostate tissue that shrinks the prostate gland in size. A laser prostate surgery gives the patient a relief from symptoms and allows a better urinary flow. Also, laser prostate surgery is known to produce fewer side-effects than the other form of treatments.

Here are some advantages of having a Laser Prostate Surgery in Delhi.

· The flow of urine is improved dramatically for men.

· The laser surgery is over usually within a couple of hours and you might be kept under observation for few hours. Most patients do not need to stay overnight in the hospital.

· As opposed to other forms of treatments for BPH, laser surgery takes shorter time for recovery.

· As compared to other form of treatments, there are fewer side-effects t laser prostate surgery.

· What kind of anaesthesia will be used, Local or general?

Urologist in Delhi

Most patients feel a dramatic improvement in symptoms within a few days from surgery. However, one of the major drawback of a laser surgery is that it may not work on prostates of larger sizes. For larger prostates, one might have to consider other form of treatment. One of the most common being TURP (Transurethral resection of the prostate), in which a portion of the prostate is surgically removes by the surgeon.

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Dr Anant Kumar

Dr. Anant Kumar has 32 years of experience and is currently the Chairman of Uro-Oncology, Robotic & Kidney Transplantation Max Hospital Complex in New Delhi.