In the United States alone, it is estimated that there are at least 10 million Americans who suffers from hemorrhoids. Additional studies revealed that half of the population who will reach the age of 50 will likely experience the symptoms of hemorrhoids. But people must not worry since a lot of treatment and medications are available to handle this health condition. People who are afraid of surgery may opt to choose traditional medicine and non surgical procedures which may include sclerotherapy and use of herbal preparations.

Another method of treating hemorrhoids is thru Hemorrhoid Treatment System (HTS). The procedure is still new but according to doctors this method returns good results to the patient. The Hemorrhoid Treatment System is also known as the Doppler guided hemorrhoid arterial ligation. It is a minimally-invasive, relatively painless, FDA-approved surgical method for the treatment of hemorrhoids. The method uses ultrasound tones to find the rectal arteries and then stops blood flow to hemorrhoidal tissue. It will now cause the hemorrhoid to shrink and disappear.

The Doppler guided hemorrhoid arterial ligation was discovered by a Japanese surgeon, Kazumasa Morinaga, in 1995. Dr Morinaga identified the hemorrhoidal arteries by means of a Doppler (ultrasound) technique. The special instrument designed by him contains a Doppler transducer and a window. With this procedure, a doctor can now identify and ligate the hemorrhoidal arteries by placing a suture around them. The procedure can immediately resolve some of the common symptoms of hemorrhoids which are bleeding and protrusion.

Early studies on this method showed an impressive statistics. A study conducted on 1,415 patients, 93.2% of the cases were successful while only 6.8% showed recurrence of the symptoms in a follow up of up to 24 months. The Doppler guided hemorrhoid arterial ligation is already adopted by several countries like Japan, Australia, Europe and SouthEast Asia. In the United States, Florida Hospital was the first to use this method. According to a colorectal surgeon, Dr. Mathew Albert, the Hemorrhoid Treatment System (HTS) is successful in treating all symptomatic hemorrhoid. “HTS procedures are fast, easy to perform and there is immediate evidence of having successfully located and treated the condition during the procedure. It’s minimally invasive and our patients experience less pain postoperatively, allowing them to return to work much sooner,” said Dr. Albert on their website. The

The Doppler guided hemorrhoid arterial ligation is also preferred by some doctors and as well as patients because of its benefits. Most patients can immediately go back to work within 24 to 48 hours. The procedure can be done on an out-patient basis and the procedure does not cause too much bleeding and in some cases, no bleeding at all. More than 90% of the patients who underwent this method were able to work within 3 days.

HTS or the Doppler method is becoming an alternative to hemorrhoidectomy because it is a less invasive surgical treatment for hemorrhoids. The method is also used if the rubber band ligation has been unsuccessful. Patients who might asking for the cost of this procedure should not worry since most of the medical insurance companies covers the Doppler guided hemorrhoid arterial ligation.

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