Green Light Laser Prostatectomy Recovery

My uro went in again with a green light laser and cauterized bleeders on the prostate and bladder neck and did a resection of the bladder neck widening the opening and while cleaning out large clots which covered my bladder wall he found and removed a bunch of bladder stones he said they were like a bunch of bb s and shaved off some of.

Green light laser prostatectomy recovery.

The green light laser beam is used to vaporize the obstructing inner part of the prostate gland itself that is causing the urinary symptoms that are reducing the quality of life of the patient. Recovery after greenlight laser prostatectomy for bph treatment. Green light laser surgery is the most minimal invasive surgery procedure. Lasers use concentrated light to generate precise and intense heat.

Greenlight laser pvp photoselective vaporization of the prostate is a procedure used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia bph an enlargement of the prostate gland resulting in the urethral restriction the prostate is a small gland circling the urethra immediately below the neck of the bladder. However the benefits of green light laser surgery are the recovery period is quick there are few side effects. If you have any questions to schedule a consultation please contact us or call text. The results of this surgery are similar to that of regular turp transurethral resection of prostate procedure.

There are several different types of prostate laser surgery including. By alex shteynshlyuger md. Recovery after greenlight laser transurethral prostatectomy surgery for enlarged prostate.