Recovery after Prostate Surgery with Holmium Laser

• Hospital stay after holmium laser prostate surgery is reduced to 24 hours in most cases.
• The holmium laser prostate surgery is the most commonly used laser surgery to treat large prostates.
• Full recovery time after holmium laser prostate surgery is 4 to 5 days, compared to 3 to 4 weeks for open prostatectomy.

Prostate problems related to Benign Hyperplasia are quite common in men over the age of 55-60 years old, being a near-certain medical condition for those over the age of 75.

Nowadays, due to the increase in life expectancy, the detection of this type of prostate problem has increased considerably in recent years and is expected to continue to increase in the future. 

For this reason, medical science has put a lot of effort into the development of surgical techniques to remedy benign prostatic hyperplasia by reducing any possible medical consequences, and recovery times as much as possible.

A clear example of the technological improvement in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia is the holmium laser prostate surgery, which allows the surgeon to perform a minimally invasive intervention with results comparable to those of a radical prostatectomy, making it possible to reduce very large prostates. 

Likewise, the minimally invasive characteristics of the intervention and of the holmium laser allow for a much faster and more satisfactory postoperative recovery than in conventional prostatectomy, while reducing damage to the muscles and nerves responsible for erection and urinary continence, thus minimising these postoperative problems.

After the holmium laser prostate surgery, the patient is taken to the recovery room where he will remain until his vital signs are stabilised and the anaesthesia wears off. Right after, he will be taken to his room.

Hospital stay will only last between 24 and 36 hours, which is surprising compared to the 7 to 10 day stay for conventional open prostatectomies. Discharge from hospital is usually effective when the patient regains spontaneous urination, allowing him to leave the hospital without the need for a bladder catheter.

Recovery at home after Holmium Laser Prostate surgery usually lasts between 4 and 5 days, during which time the patient is simply advised not to exert themselves too much. It is very normal that during the first days of recovery the patient is under antibiotic treatment to avoid infections.

In addition to reduced recovery times, Holmium laser Prostate surgery has numerous advantages over conventional interventions (as RTU technique) to treat obstructive prostate, such as the possibility of treating patients on anticoagulant therapy or reducing Holmium laser Prostate surgery intraoperative bleeding.

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