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A patient with persistent abdominal pain consults a physician. The medical practitioner recommends an appointment with a Laparoscopic Surgeon as the condition required immediate assistance. While returning home, the patient asked Google and AI search engines for the...

Laser has an upper edge in the treatment of haemorrhoids compared to conventional haemorrhoid surgery with regards to pain and faster healing. It is associated with lesser complications and better preserving the physiology of the anal canal and anal cushions. Surgeons...

Piles (or haemorrhoids) refers to swollen and inflamed blood vessel in the anorectal area. It usually presents as painless bleeding (blood in the pan) in the initial stages and later becomes painful with discomfort.  Piles may also present as itching and or swelling...

Laser is ‘Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation’ which means high intensity electromagnetic energy of a specific wavelength is focused on a spot to achieve a desired result. There are many types of lasers such as CO2, Nd: YAG , Argon etc. But in...

Pilonidal sinus at the natal cleft (area between the buttocks) is a very common condition in young people. It is often referred to as ‘Jeep’s bottom’ as it used to occur in soldiers in World War II as they ride in jeeps for long periods. Today it occurs in students,...

Circumcision is a common surgical procedure to treat phimosis. Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin cannot be retracted back and the patient is unable to clean adequately. Phimosis leads to irritation / itching over the preputial skin (skin over the glans),...

We all hate ‘stitches’ ! Don’t we !!God forbid if an accident happens and one sustains a wound, what options do we have? Sutures/ staples/ dressings and now glue!! Fortunately for more than a decade we have been using skin glues to close wounds successfully. Skin...

That’s a tough question but one can take measures to prevent a hernia to a certain extent. Occurrence of hernias can be sporadic or genetic. Hernia occurring due to the following reasons can be prevented to a certain extent. Obesity: fat acts like a driver through...

Piles (or haemorrhoids) refers to swollen and inflamed blood vessel in the anorectal area. It usually presents as painless bleeding (blood in the pan) in the initial stages and later becomes painful with discomfort.  Piles may also present as itching and or swelling...

Patients who undergo anorectal surgeries/treatments such as piles, fissure, fistula come back with recurrence of symptoms. This is often the fear !!  The aim of any surgical intervention or medical treatment is to minimise risk of recurrence while treating the disease...

Many of you now understand Minimally Invasive Surgery, in which the surgeon operates inside the abdomen via tiny keyholes, assisted by a video camera. The technique requires surgeons to train hard and learn new skills. It is limited by 2D vision and restriction of...

When someone sees blood in the pan, has pain while passing stools or feels a swelling in the anal region, the first thought is of piles. Piles symptoms might not always mean piles. The truth is, piles is just one of many conditions that affect the anal region. They...

What is a Hernia?A hernia usually shows up as a abnormal ‘bump’ in the abdomen area. It is caused by the protrusion of an internal organ through an abnormal opening in the abdominal wall. Hernias can be painless for years and may become symptomatic suddenly leading to...

Piles treatment without surgery is definitely possible. Not all piles (haemorrhoids) cases require surgery. Before exploring alternative treatments, one must first understand the stage the disease is in. Are you sure you have Piles? Click here to understand the...

Infections such as common cold, body pain and fever are becoming frequent. Do we always need an antibiotic to get over it ? This is the question that always runs in our mind and its very easy for one to pop an erthyromycin or a ciprofloxacin. However this has far...

Today we have a new minimal-access technique to address complex, recurrent and high fistulas.An anal fistula is an abnormal connection between the anal canal and the outer skin of the anus. Fistulas occur when an infected anal gland bursts into the anal canal...

Anal fistula is a age old disease with multiple modalities of treatment in modern medicine,ayurveda, homeopathy and so on. Today we have a minimal access surgery for fistula called VAAFT – Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment.                                        ...

Diabetic? Here’s why (and how) you have to take extra special care of your feet. A skin ulcer occurs when an area of skin has broken down and the underlying tissue can be seen. Most skin ulcers occur on the lower legs or the feet. In a normal person, the skin ulcer...

In this article, I try to address some of the most frequently asked questions abut Hernia. In a nutshell: Hernia surgery is safe, quick and simple ! What is a hernia ? A hernia is an abnormal protrusion of an organ or a part of the organ through a normal or an...

Piles as it is commonly termed means a swollen blood vessel or “Ball”. Piles medically is termed Haemorrhoids, meaning “Blood Flowing”. What is Piles? Piles are actually swollen blood vessels in the lower part of the rectum and anal canal. In the initial stages the...

I know what you’re thinking: “Isn’t daycare meant for my kids? How is it connected to surgery?” Is Daycare Surgery  just a new fad, or is it truly patient friendly ? Let me help you understand it .Daycare Surgery means hospitalization for a few hours during which the...

New age technologies like the 3D-Mesh are making Hernia surgery faster, simpler, safer and less painful. Here’s how. Surgery makes us shudder. The very thought of needles, pricks and pain and the idea of lying in bed for days makes no one happy. We worry about the...

Laparoscopic surgeons use modern technologies to perform operations through very small cuts (less than two centimeters).  Smaller cuts mean lesser pain and faster healing.Laparoscopy is derived from a Greek Word, ‘Laparos’ meaning abdomen and ‘Scopy’ meaning to see...

Many of my patients google their ailments before they consult me. Is that a good thing to do? Recently I heard one of friends say “Google is God !” Actually reflecting on this statement it does have some truth, you never get a “Don’t know” from a google search....