Hemorrhoidectomy
Hemorrhoid surgery is the removal of swollen veins around the anus (hemorrhoids). Hemorrhoids can be inside or outside of the skin around the rectum.
Hemorrhoids can be surgically removed using a special stapler or sutures (stiches). You may be sedated and pain-free (local or spinal anesthesia) or asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia). After the hemorrhoid is removed, you may have stitches that dissolve on their own and gauze packing to reduce bleeding.
Smaller hemorrhoids may not need surgery. These procedures are often done in an outpatient clinic or your doctorâ ' s office, with minimal or no anesthesia.
To treat your hemorrhoids, your doctor may:
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