The most advanced laser technology for prostate surgery now in UCMed
Worldwide, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men. In the Philippines, it is now the third leading cause of death among Filipino men. Records from the Department of Health showed that around six million men over the age of 50 were at risk of developing prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is a malignant growth that originates in the prostate, a small gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the initial part of the urethra and whose secretion forms part of semen.
Surgery is a common choice to cure prostate cancer if it is not thought to have spread outside the prostate gland. Laser surgery is one of the newest forms of treating prostate cancer.
Prostate laser surgery is also used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate—a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
During prostate laser surgery, a laser passed through the scope delivers energy that shrinks or removes excess tissue that is preventing urine flow.
UCMed’s latest Cyber TM Thulium Laser is the ideal and most powerful laser instrument for prostate surgery. With its newest acquisition, UCMed
makes prostate surgery safe and effective, painless and fast, and bloodless and with risks.
The advantages of Laser Surgery also include: •Lower risk of bleeding. Laser surgery
can be a good option for men who take medication to thin their blood or who have a bleeding disorder that doesn’t allow their blood to clot normally. •Shorter or no hospital stay. Laser
surgery can be done on an outpatient basis or with just an overnight hospital stay. •Quicker recovery. Recovery from laser surgery generally takes less time than recovery from TURP or open surgery. •Less need for a catheter. Procedures
to treat an enlarged prostate generally require use of a tube (catheter) to drain urine from the bladder after surgery. With laser surgery, a catheter is generally needed for less than 24 hours. •More immediate results. Improvements in urinary symptoms from laser surgery are noticeable right away. It can take several weeks to months to see noticeable improvement with medications.
In UCMed, laser surgery can be done as an outpatient, or the patient can avail himself of its promo package with a free overnight stay. For more information, visit a urologist or call 888-2165.