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One of the significant breakthroughs in the technological era is the emergence of minimally invasive surgery. The patient and the surgeon seek a procedure that offers a good outcome with less morbidity. To date, no procedure fulfills this criterion. However, Laser hemorrhoidoplasty (LHP) has an upper edge since it is hemostatic, less painful, bactericidal, leads to faster healing, is associated with lesser complications, and maintains the physiology of the anal canal by preserving the anal cushions [1]. Plapler studied the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers on 350 patients with hemorrhoids and documented lasers to be less painful than conventional surgery [2]. Using a diode laser allowed the surgeon to operate on the varicose veins of lower limbs without cutting [3]. Later use of diode lasers in the hemorrhoidal mass was studied by Karahliloglu [2] and started gaining popularity over the years. Lasers can be used in two ways to treat hemorrhoids: First, by excising the hemorrhoidal mass, as with the CO2 laser, and second, by delivering the laser energy into the hemorrhoidal mass and causing fibrosis by initiating protein denaturation, a procedure known as “Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty.”
“I am a big laser believer-I really think they are the waves of future.”
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Gupta, K. (2022). Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty. In: Lasers in Proctology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5825-0_8
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