Lasers use concentrated light to generate precise and intense heat.
Green light laser treatment for prostate cancer.
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.
On tuesday i m having green light laser therapy done for an enlarged prostate.
December 9 2018 at 2 52 pm.
I have low grade pc and am on as.
There are several different types of prostate laser surgery including.
Green light laser therapy prostate cancer.
By using the laser technology risks such as intra operative and post operative bleeding having to use a catheter for more than 24 hours and post operative bladder neck contraction are virtually eliminated when compared to other laser based bph treatments such as interstitial laser therapy indigo and holmium laser therapy lumenis pvp treatment is much more effective due to the.
Green light laser surgery for prostate is one of the newest minimally invasive treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
A new and promising laser procedure greenlight laser pvp photoselective vaporization of the prostates has been demonstrated to remove prostate gland overgrowths using pulses of light with nearly no bleeding less catheterization and a greatly reduced recovery time.
The procedure uses the technology of high powered laser light combined with fiber optics to vaporize the overgrowth of.