During photo selective vaporization of the prostate, a laser is used to vaporize excess prostate tissue to enlarge the urinary channel.

Prostate laser surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Urinary symptoms caused by BPH can include:

• Frequent, urgent need to urinate
• Difficulty starting urination
• Slow (prolonged) urination
• Increased frequency of urination at night (nocturia)
• Stopping and starting again while urinating
• The feeling you can’t completely empty your bladder
• Urinary tract infections

Laser surgery may also be done to treat or prevent complications due to blocked urine flow, such as:

• Recurring urinary tract infections
• Kidney or bladder damage
• Inability to control urination (incontinence) or an inability to urinate at all (urinary retention)
• Bladder stones
• Recurring blood in urine

A narrow fiber-optic scope is inserted through the tip of the penis into the urethra. By accessing the prostate through the penis, your doctor does not need to make any incisions. The doctor will use the laser to vaporize the prostate tissue blocking urine flow.

After the procedure, the patient may have a urinary catheter in place as urine flow is blocked by swelling.

The prostate gland is situated below the bladder, and is attached to it. The urethra runs through the center of the gland. As men age, most will develop prostate enlargement. Symptoms of an enlarged prostate include frequent urination, getting up at night to urinate, weak stream, urgent urination, incomplete bladder emptying, and difficulty controlling urination.  During prostate laser surgery, your doctor inserts a scope through the tip of your penis into the tube that carries urine from your bladder (urethra). The urethra is surrounded by the prostate. A laser is passed through the scope. The laser delivers energy that is used to shrink or to remove the excess tissue that is blocking the urethra and preventing urine flow.

All lasers use concentrated light to generate precise and intense heat. Laser surgery removes excess prostate tissue by Ablation (the laser melts away excess tissue) or Enucleation (the laser cuts away excess prostate tissue).

A vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure for male sterilization which prevents sperm from entering the seminal fluid by blocking the vas deferens. As a result, the female egg cannot be fertilized after intercourse. Vasectomy is one of the safest and most effective forms of permanent contraception. As the procedure interrupts the delivery of sperm and does not change hormonal function thus leaving sexual drive and potency unaffected.

In a vasectomy, the tube (called a “vas”) that leads from the testicle is cut and sealed in order to stop sperm from leaving. A minimally invasive vasectomy (also called a No-Scalpel vasectomy) is a technique used to do the procedure through one single puncture. The puncture is made in the scrotum and requires no suturing or stitches.

The primary difference compared to the conventional vasectomy is that the vas deferens is controlled and grasped by the surgeon in a less traumatic manner. resulting in less pain and fewer postoperative complications.