What is the green laser?
The green laser is a new therapeutic option that we have in recent years, always looking for the least aggressiveness in patients to be treated for benign prostatic hyperplasia. It is a laser that has an affinity with hemoglobin, so we can perform the operation with almost no risk of bleeding. It is especially indicated in high-risk patients with a high risk of bleeding. It is a minimally invasive technique, which is one of the great advantages of this new green laser.
What prostate pathologies can be treated with green laser?
The green laser is designed for those patients who have a benign growth of the prostate, i.e. benign prostatic hyperplasia, which causes voiding difficulties in these male patients who have to undergo surgery. When we perform this procedure, the ideal is to do it with the green laser, especially in the group of patients who have small or moderately large prostates, up to 100 grams, the most important indication today is surgical treatment with the green laser.
What are the advantages of green laser over conventional surgery?
Essentially, the absence of bleeding. It is a technique that, due to the special characteristics of this laser, which has an affinity for hemoglobin, there is an absence of bleeding. This means that we can sometimes perform the technique on an outpatient basis, or with an overnight stay, the patient goes home the next day, without his probe and with almost no risk of complications, the advantages are absolute. Undoubtedly the treatment of choice today in a patient who has to undergo surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia is undoubtedly the green laser.