What are Hemorrhoids?
Hemorrhoids are lumps inside and around
your anus. Hemorrhoids are natural cushions
of tissue and veins.
Along with the sphincter, this normal tissue is
responsible for complete closure of the anus
and prevents leakage.
Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels. During a bowel movement, the hemorrhoidal cushions become smaller to allow stool to pass through. When hemorrhoids become larger, then they may cause problems.
Factors that are more likely to cause hemorrhoids:
Symptoms of hemorrhoids include:
Hemorrhoids (anal cushions) are normally held safely in place in the sphincter region by muscles and tissue.
Hemorrhoids are common in both men and women and there is no need for sufferers to be embarrassed. The earlier you seek advice and a thorough diagnosis, the better the chances are that symptoms can be cured with minimal discomfort.
Your treatment will depend on the grade of hemorrhoids you have. Conservative Treatment can be tried first and Grade I hemorrhoids may require medication only. Higher grades may be treated with surgery.
If there’s no improvement to your hemorrhoids after home treatments, you should speak to your doctor about further treatment options.
Instead of painful operations, the Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation and Recto Anal Repair System (HAL-RAR) from A.M.I. offers a more gentle treatment method for all degrees of hemorrhoids.
TRILOGY is a ultrasound system for detection and surgical treatment of hemorrhoidal disease. The HAL-RAR method is used as the operational technique.
First, a running stitch is made from the top to the bottom. Only the prolapsing tissue is caught by the needle.
The ends of the threads are pulled together and knotted at the top. This has the effect of lifting up the hemorrhoids that are hanging down.
With this “lifting” the hemorrhoids are repositioned. The tissue integrates “seamlessly” back into the anal canal.
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