It is important to understand that while laser enucleation of the prostate can be done with various lasers the recovery processes is the same whether the procedure is done with holmium laser holep greenlight laser greenlep thulium laser.
Recovery from green light laser prostate surgery.
Green light laser surgery is the most minimal invasive surgery procedure.
This type of surgery also causes the least amount of damage to the remaining prostate tissue after removal of excess tissue.
Enlarged prostate surgery or turp has been the traditional form of treatment.
Going home after laser prostate surgery occurs within a few hours compared to turp and tuip.
Took a while to re train the urinary sphincter control.
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 laser enucleation of the prostate is typically relatively uneventful for most patients.
Green light laser surgery for prostate is one of the newest minimally invasive treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Before surgery it was very productive age 65.
The surgeon uses the loop to cut away the extra prostate tissue and widen the.
Transurethral resection of the prostate.
Less need for a catheter.
Around dec 25 the process started to heal.
Laser surgery or green light laser surgery as it is called causes the least amount of post surgery complications.
This instrument contains a light and camera to help the doctor see and an electrical loop to perform the surgery.
After greenlight laser prostatectomy the cavity left in the prostate will take between 8 to 12 weeks to heal completely and the full benefits of the procedure appreciated.
Clinical studies have shown that greenlight laser therapy provides comparable symptom relief to the traditional surgery turp with fewer complications 1 how is greenlight different than turp i e surgery.
The results of this surgery are similar to that of regular turp transurethral resection of prostate procedure.
With laser surgery a catheter is generally needed for less than 24 hours.
Completed green light laser surgery around dec 18 2017.
Procedures to treat an enlarged prostate generally require use of a tube catheter to drain urine from the bladder after surgery.
The doctor told me to wait 2 weeks for sex after catheter was removed.
Patients experience relief of urinary symptoms almost instantly with urine flow it typically restored soon after the procedure however urinary frequency and urgency may.
Recovery after greenlight laser transurethral prostatectomy surgery for enlarged prostate by alex shteynshlyuger md if you have any questions to schedule a consultation please contact us or call text.
