Hemorrhoids are often uncomfortable — maybe even outright painful. But unlike other health conditions that might garner you sympathy, you probably don’t want to advertise that you’re dealing with this issue. People with hemorrhoids often live with the twin difficulties of pain and embarrassment.
At Vascular & Interventional Associates in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, we offer leading-edge hemorrhoid treatment to people throughout northern Kentucky and the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. Our caring team can help you find the right option to eradicate your hemorrhoids. Often, you can avoid invasive surgery with an outpatient hemorrhoid artery embolization (HAE).
Some people can effectively cure their hemorrhoids with conservative treatments. For a lot of folks, resolution comes with a combination of eating a high-fiber diet, drinking lots of water, and taking warm baths/sitz baths. Over-the-counter pain relievers or pain creams with lidocaine or hydrocortisone can ease discomfort while the hemorrhoid heals.
You can try this route on your own. However, if you’re experiencing bleeding during bowel movements or your hemorrhoids don’t improve within a week, it’s time to talk to a doctor.
You don’t necessarily need to jump straight to a hemorrhoidectomy (surgery to cut out the hemorrhoid). There are plenty of other treatment options, from ligation — which means tying off the hemorrhoid with rubber bands to cut off its blood supply — to sclerotherapy, an injection-based treatment.
At Vascular & Interventional Associates, we offer a less invasive, more comfortable alternative called hemorrhoid artery embolization.
HAE helps you avoid the discomfort of treatments like rubber band ligation. It also helps you avoid the recovery time of a hemorrhoidectomy, which can take weeks or even months.
With HAE, we treat the issue from the inside. Through a small incision, we feed a tiny catheter into the artery that supplies the hemorrhoid — guided by advanced imaging technology. We then cut off the hemorrhoid’s blood supply by injecting tiny beads and coils, causing it to shrink and die, reducing both the hemorrhoid and the symptoms you experience as a result of it.
Your terrible hemorrhoids shouldn’t rob you of your comfort. But you shouldn’t have to go through an invasive surgery with an extensive recovery time, either. At Vascular & Interventional Associates, our team can help you find the right option for you.
To get on the path toward relief, make an appointment today by calling our office or booking a visit online.
