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Lasers use concentrated light to generate precise and intense heat. There are several different types of prostate laser surgery, including: Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP). A laser is used to melt away (vaporize) excess prostate tissue and enlarge the urinary channel.
The GreenLight™ Laser Therapy System employs photo-selective vaporization (PVP) to remove the tissue blocking the prostate and reduce lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
GreenLight Laser Therapy treats BPH by vaporizing obstructive prostate tissue. During your procedure, your doctor uses innovative laser technology to remove your overgrown prostate tissue and to help restore natural urine flow.
GreenLight laser treatment is a therapy that evaporates prostatic tissue which is blocking the outlet of the bladder. It is performed under anesthesia by placing a telescope into the urethra up to the level of the prostate. The laser fiber is guided through the scope and the prostate tissue is then quickly and gently vaporized.
GreenLight Laser Therapy uses a laser to remove prostate tissue. The laser treatment is delivered through a thin, flexible fiber, which is inserted into the urethra through an instrument called a cystoscope.
Laser PVP surgery is a minimally invasive treatment for an enlarged prostate. The procedure uses a laser to perform photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP). During laser PVP surgery, a tube with an imaging system (cystoscope) is inserted into the penis.
PVP removes excess prostate tissue using a patented high-power green light laser. The laser energy quickly vaporizes and precisely removes the enlarged prostate tissue in a virtually bloodless procedure.
GreenLight laser prostatectomy is a procedure in which the excess prostate tissue is removed to relieve constriction of the urethra, allowing easy passage of urine. During the procedure, which is also known as photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP), the patient is sedated.
"His bladder function returned and we were able to schedule a special surgery called photoselective vaporization of the prostate or PVP," says Dr. Mynderse. This surgery is often called green light laser surgery, because it emits a highly visible green light.
Greenlight laser ablation of the prostate is effective for prostates that are small, medium-sized, or large. For a very large prostate gland, prostate enucleation which can be done as Greenlight laser enucleation or holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP), is a more effective option than Greenlight PVP laser ablation of the prostate.