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The most common side effects and complications include persistent hematuria or bleeding, persistent frequent urination and urgency to urinate, urinary incontinence or leakage, and burning with urination.
Side effects may include impotence, incontinence and bleeding. A 4 to 6 week recovery period is typical in most men following surgery. GreenLight generally requires a hospital stay of less than 24 hours. It combines the effectiveness of surgery with a low risk of side effects and complications.
This surgery is often called green light laser surgery, because it emits a highly visible green light. "The green light is created by lithium triborate, a chemical used as the lasing medium," says Dr. Mynderse. Mayo Clinic urologists pioneered the use of laser energy to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia in the 90s.
The GreenLight laser has been shown to have shorter hospital stays and fewer complications than traditional prostate surgery. As with all prostate surgery, sexual side effects may include retrograde ejaculation, and in rare instances, erectile dysfunction (impotence).
Patients using GreenLight Laser Therapy in some cases have reported irritative symptoms (such as urgency or frequency urinating), bleeding, retrograde ejaculation (semen enters the bladder instead of releasing from the penis during ejaculation) and urinary tract infection.
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.
GreenLight laser surgery relieves BPH symptoms that often interfere with men’s everyday lives, such as: Difficulty beginning urination. Frequent or urgent need to urinate. Urinary retention, or the inability to completely empty the bladder. Waking up throughout the night to urinate.
Medicines for this condition may not work that well, can be expensive, and may have unpleasant side effects. If this sounds like you, it’s time to take action. There are more treatment options today than ever before.
Side effects may include impotence, incontinence and bleeding. A 4 to 6 week recovery period is typical in most men following surgery. GreenLight generally requires a hospital stay of less than 24 hours.
If you’re having difficulty emptying the bladder, slower urinary flow, frequent daytime and night time urination or unable to urinate and requiring a catheter then this surgical procedure is likely to improve your symptoms. Read our Enlarged Prostate / BPH page to learn more about your condition.