With laser surgery a catheter is generally needed for less than 24 hours.
Recovery from green light laser prostate surgery.
The doctor told me to wait 2 weeks for sex after catheter was removed.
This type of surgery also causes the least amount of damage to the remaining prostate tissue after removal of excess tissue.
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.
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.
Saw very positive results.
Transurethral resection of the prostate.
Procedures to treat an enlarged prostate generally require use of a tube catheter to drain urine from the bladder after surgery.
The surgeon uses the loop to cut away the extra prostate tissue and widen the.
This instrument contains a light and camera to help the doctor see and an electrical loop to perform the surgery.
Completed green light laser surgery around dec 18 2017.
Recovery from laser surgery generally takes less time than recovery from turp or open surgery.
However the benefits of green light laser surgery are the recovery period is quick there are few side effects.
Before surgery it was very productive age 65.
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.
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.
Less need for a catheter.
Patients experience relief of urinary symptoms almost instantly with urine flow it typically restored soon after the procedure however urinary frequency and urgency may.
The results of this surgery are similar to that of regular turp transurethral resection of prostate procedure.
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.
Around dec 25 the process started to heal.
Took a while to re train the urinary sphincter control.
Green light laser surgery is the most minimal invasive surgery procedure.
Enlarged prostate surgery or turp has been the traditional form of treatment.