The newest surgical procedure for advanced hemorrhoids is called the Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids (PPH). The
technique was developed in the early 1990s to reduce the prolapse of hemorrhoidal tissue to allow a patient to experience less pain and recover faster than patients who undergo the conventional hemorrhoidectomy procedure.
Conventional hemorrhoidectomy procedures are painful because
hemorrhoidal tissue is surgically removed, affecting many nerve
endings. In comparison, PPH reduces the prolapse of hemorrhoidal
tissue by utilizing a circular stapler to trim out a band of tissue
above the dentate line, or “pain” line, within the anal canal.
The PPH surgical procedure essentially “lifts up” or repositions
the anal canal tissue and restores the hemorrhoidal tissue back
to its original anatomical position, without cutting sensitive
nerve endings. The internal hemorrhoids, then, shrink within four
to six weeks after the procedure.
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