Haemorrhoid Banding

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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