Hemorrhoids do not rank among life threatening diseases but nevertheless they can be painful, irritating and embarrassing. Hemorrhoids are nothing but the swelling of the veins in and around the rectal region due to increased pressure in the area. Hemorrhoids are characterized by rectal bleeding, itch, irritation and pain. Hemorrhoids located inside the rectal canal are internal hemorrhoids and outside the anus are external hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids have a variety of natural cure and remedies. If trying every home remedy, natural cure and creams do not relieve you of the pain, its time to consult a doctor. After years of fighting hemorrhoids, you can call its quits upon the advice of the doctor and find a once in for all solution in the form of hemorrhoids surgery.

Hemorrhoids surgeries

Many individuals are cured with non-surgical treatments but many are resistant to them. In such cases, it is better to choose surgeries to remove the hemorrhoids that recur time and again. In the initial stages non-surgical remedies work but in advanced stages, surgical treatments are recommended for chronic hemorrhoidal conditions. There are many kinds of hemorrhoids surgeries like,

Hemorrhoidectomy

As the name suggests, hemorrhoidectomy is removal of hemorrhoids. This invasive surgery can be performed after administering local anesthesia or general anesthesia to the patients. Incase of multiple hemorrhoids, the hemorrhoids are removed after administering general anesthesia. During this kind of hemorrhoids surgeries, the hemorrhoids are cut off using laser or scalpels. Considered a quick and easy surgery, hemorrhoidectomy is done by making incisions around the anal region to remove the hemorrhoids. This surgery is generally recommended for external hemorrhoids and large/swollen internal hemorrhoids.

For hemorrhoidectomy, the patients have to be admitted in the hospitals prior to the surgery. The recovery process is tough since the anal area is very sensitive, so precautionary measures should be strictly adhered to, till the wounds heal. The patients should eat right, rest and avoid straining themselves. It takes almost a month to recover from the surgery.

Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy

Specially meant for prolapsed hemorrhoids, Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy is like Rubber Band Ligation. In this surgical procedure, the blood circulation to the hemorrhoids is cut in order to aid easy removal of the hemorrhoids.

Clot removal

This minor surgery is exclusively meant for external hemorrhoids. Clot removal is a small procedure that can be performed even in the Doctor's office. After applying some anesthetic in the area, the doctor will remove the clots. Though the anal region might be tender till the wounds heal, the nagging pain will be gone. The recovery time is very less in this uncomplicated simple surgical procedure.

Rubber Band Ligation

Commonly meant for prolapsed internal hemorrhoids, Rubber Band Ligation is an easy and uncomplicated treatment. Most of the Rubber Band Ligations are done in the doctor's office without much preparation. A rubber band is placed around the Hemorrhoid tightly, so that the blood flow to hemorrhoid is cut off completely. Once, the blood flow is cut the hemorrhoids shrink in size and most of them fall off. If you suffer from multiple hemorrhoids condition, then the doctor has to treat each hemorrhoid one by one. In such cases, rubber band ligation is performed on a hemorrhoid every month, until all the hemorrhoids are shriveled.

Sclerotherapy

Dubbed injection therapy, Sclerotherapy is used for curing or removing internal hemorrhoids. Loss of blood circulation is ensured during this hemorrhoids surgery by injecting a hardening agent. After the surgery, the hemorrhoids shrivel completely. It is often considered better than rubber band ligation since it can be performed on multiple areas simultaneously. However, in the case of larger hemorrhoids it is regarded ineffective. The therapy entails a complication in rare instances called sclerosed hemorrhoids.

Doppler Guided Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation

In this kind of surgical procedure, the ultrasound device or Doppler device is used to spot hemorrhoidal arteries. These arteries are then cut off with a minor stitch. An easy and simple procedure with high success percentage, it ensures less complications and pain.

PPH or Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids

Using a special surgical stapler, the anal canal tissue is moved to ensure that the blood circulation is restricted to the hemorrhoids. This makes the hemorrhoids shrink in a matter of eight weeks. The area in which the surgery is performed has no sensors of pain, which will ensure less pain, less problems and fast recovery.

Infrared Coagulations

Infrared coagulation is a surgical procedure used on small internal or external hemorrhoids. In this kind of hemorrhoids surgeries, the hemorrhoids are burnt off using electric current and infrared light. The surgeon or doctor focuses the infrared light at the hemorrhoids' base. This procedure results in a clot and finally the hemorrhoids shrink and recede. The known complication of this surgery is the pain people feel owing to the heat involved in treating the hemorrhoids.

All these surgeries effectively remove the hemorrhoids from the body. It is best to seek doctor's help before undergoing any kind of surgery.