What Sclerotherapy (Injection Therapy)?
Sclerotherapy is a popular form of haemorrhoid treatment by which a chemical agent is injected into the haemorrhoid to cause it to shrink and go away.
Sclerotherapy is a procedure typically prescribed for treating small, internal, first or second degree haemorrhoids i.e., in the starting stages of haemorrhoids.
Principle of Sclerotherapy:
Sclerotherapy procedure employs a hardening chemical that scars the inflamed tissue, reducing the hemorrhoid's blood-flow and thereby alleviating both the cause of the hemorrhoid and its symptoms.
Who requires Sclerotherapy:
The conditions that warrant the use of the procedure is specific. For example, physicians will commonly prescribe Sclerotherapy for-
- Individuals who do not respond positively to home hemorrhoid treatments
- For internal hemorrhoids that are too small to treat with Kshar Sutra Therapy. Sclerotherapy is typically used for hemorrhoids that are smaller in size and dimension.
- Hemorrhoids that only bleeds.
- In cases where an individual's health is not strong enough to handle Kshar Sutra Therapy or Major Surgery.
Contraindications:
Sclerotherapy is not appropriate for the hemorrhoids that have become prolapsed, or externalized, in which case Kshar Sutra Therapy would probably be recommended.
Benefits of Sclerotherapy:
- Sclerotherapy itself is a far less intensive procedure than other interventions such as a Kshar Sutra Therapy and Hemorroidectomy (Major Surgery).
- With Sclerotherapy treatment, recovery time is shorter and the procedure threatens less risky side-effects.
- The procedure can be done in a doctor's office; it does not require a stay in the hospital.