Piles or haemorrhoids occur when rectal or anal blood vessels turn inflamed and abnormally enlarged as a result of intra-abdominal pressure. This pressure is so intense that veins near the anal region become engorged. As they lead to a huge amount of discomfort and excruciating and intensifying pain, they need immediate attention. They cause itching, swelling and redness around the anal region and result in bleeding while making bowel movements. Sometimes, they also make it very painful and uneasy for the person to sit down. If not treated within a reasonable period of time, these might turn into a serious problem and lead to rectal cancer or some inflammatory bowel disease. The sedentary lifestyle has become quite common among the masses these days and normally everyone has a really bad habit of consuming junk, fibre- less and more processed foods. Lack of physical exertion and obesity is pretty normal now leading to chronic constipation. These factors coupled with chronic diarrhoea and excessive straining during bowel movements add raise the risk of prevalence of piles. At the very initial stages, when the severity of piles is pretty low, piles can be easily cured through use of over the counter medicine, home remedial measures, taking sitz bath, etc. But, for treating piles and warding off every symptom of piles on a permanent basis, surgical procedure may be required. Various medical procedures are readily available to provide relief to the affected person. Having said that, now let us take a look at the main points of difference between two of the most widely used surgeries, according to which a patient decides which one to opt. 

Open Surgical Treatment for Piles Treatment 

The traditional open surgical treatment for curing piles is known as haemorrhoidectomy in medical terminology. This surgical cure involves removal of haemorrhoids by putting patient under local anaesthesia or a spinal block. Small incisions are made around the anus by the surgeon in order to take out infected haemorrhoids. The wounds are then closed by putting stitches on the operated area. The recovery time period for this surgical approach lies between a range of 3 to 6 weeks. 

But, this process has certain risks associated with it such as the high potential risk of infection being spread and high recurrence rate. . It is highly invasive procedure. Loss of blood during the operation may be substantial and can be very painful. 

Laser Surgical Treatment for Treating Piles

On the contrary to conventional haemorrhoidectomy, laser surgical method is a much more advanced and seamless process for treating piles. Due to the advancement of science and technology in the field of medical industry, now haemorrhoids can be treated efficaciously. This medical approach involves no cuts or wounds and ensures far better results than the open surgery performed conventionally. It is becoming more and more widely used because of the numerous advantages it provides. It is a relatively painless method and guarantees no or extremely low risk of recurrence and even the risk of spread of infection is quite low. Normally, it is an outpatient process and patient gets discharged within the same day and no diet restrictions are imposed on the person who underwent surgery. A person can get back to his or her routine job within 1 to 2 days.

Conclusion 

Although there are many methods to treat piles, two of which are mentioned above, it depends upon the nature of ailment and will of patient as to which surgery he or she chooses. Both of these surgical methods have the potential to heal the patient completely in case of piles but it is always better to prevent the disease at an early stage. Regular exercise, plenty of liquid intake and having fibrous diet is the key to avoid piles.