Haemorrhoid Banding
Haemorrhoid Banding
Haemorrhoid Banding is a medical procedure regularly performed in outpatient clinics for treatment of Grade 2 and Grade 3 haemorrhoids.
Grade 1 haemorrhoids are small swellings on the inside lining of the back passage which cannot be seen or felt from outside the anus, which in some people enlarge further.
Grades 2 and 3 haemorrhoids are progressively larger and may prolapse (be partially pushed out) from the anus when you go to the toilet and progressively less easy to push back inside again.
Grade 4 haemorrhoids are permanently prolapsed and may require surgery.
During the procedure, your surgeon grasps the haemorrhoids with forceps, or a suction device, and places a rubber band at the base of the haemorrhoids. This cuts off the blood supply to the haemorrhoids which then shrivels, dropping off after a few days.
There is usually some scar tissue at the base of the haemorrhoids.
This procedure:
- Is usually painless as the base of the haemorrhoids is in the part of the gut lining which is not sensitive to pain
- Can treat up to three haemorrhoids in one session
- Fixes the haemorrhoids problem in 80% of cases
- Can be repeated if a haemorrhoids recurs
- Does not work in a small number of cases
Note: Haemorrhoids are less likely to recur if you do not become constipated and do not strain on the toilet.