5 Benefits of Remedying Hemorrhoids with Hemorrhoid Embolization

If you’ve been struggling with the itching, burning, and pain of hemorrhoids and over-the-counter remedies aren’t working, it’s time to turn to the pros. 

Our hemorrhoid experts at Minimally Invasive Medical Group help people throughout Irvine, Lake Forest, and Mission Viejo, California, finally eliminate those inconvenient bottom bulges. 

Although you have several treatment options, we often recommend hemorrhoid embolization. This minimally invasive procedure offers multiple benefits. Here are our five top reasons for choosing it.

1. No general anesthesia

Unlike traditional surgery, hemorrhoid embolization doesn’t require general anesthesia.

Anesthesia can have various side effects and risks, but with hemorrhoid embolization, you stay comfortably awake.

No general anesthesia means the procedure is less taxing on your body. If the thought of anesthesia’s side effects, such as grogginess or nausea, makes you anxious, hemorrhoid embolization is the answer. 

2. No stool leakage

Some conventional surgical options can inadvertently lead to stool leakage, an embarrassing, stressful, and inconvenient side effect. Hemorrhoid embolization preserves anal continence, so your fecal matter stays put.

Hemorrhoid embolization achieves this by targeting only the blood supply feeding the hemorrhoids, leaving the surrounding structures intact and functional. 

3. No painful rectal wounds

Traditional hemorrhoid surgeries create painful rectal wounds that require extra care and prolong your recovery time. Hemorrhoid embolization sidesteps this issue entirely by eliminating the need for incisions in sensitive areas.

By avoiding incisions with hemorrhoid embolization, you won’t have to deal with the pain and discomfort of post-surgical wounds and the risk of infection that comes with them. 

4. Preserving hemorrhoidal tissue

Unlike some procedures that remove hemorrhoids completely, embolization leaves the tissue in place. This might initially seem counterintuitive. However, hemorrhoidal tissue plays a role in maintaining anal continence, so preserving it is advantageous.

The technique we use in embolization reduces the blood supply to the hemorrhoids, shrinking but not destroying them and allowing your body to retain its natural structures and function.

5. Great results

If you’re like most people, you can expect immediate relief from your symptoms after your hemorrhoid embolization procedure, which means you can return to your normal routine. 

Whether you sit without pain, engage in physical activities, or simply enjoy life without the nagging presence of itching and burning, the benefits of hemorrhoid embolization speak for themselves.

Although quick results are great, long-term relief is even better. Studies show that hemorrhoid embolization has a 93% success rate with lasting results. 

If you want to explore hemorrhoid embolization, call Minimally Invasive Medical Group or book online to schedule a consultation with our hemorrhoid experts.