How can (DG) HAL/RAR help me?

HOW CAN (DG) HAL/RAR® HELP ME?

The (DG) HAL/RAR® System is the first system to utilize minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat the source of hemorrhoidal disease without surgical excision, stapling or banding. It is a single system that offers two procedure options, HAL (Doppler Guided Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation) and RAR (Recto Anal Repair Proctoplasty).

How many patients have been treated and what are the results?

Available to patients since 2001, the procedures have been successfully performed on tens of thousands of patients world-wide. Physicians report an institutional success rate of 93-96% in treating patients with grades 2 to 4 disease. Complication rates are very low, and any complications that do occur, such as minor bleeding, thrombosis, and defecation pain, are very manageable.

How long does the procedure take, will I be hospitalized, and when can I go back to work?

The procedure can take as little as twenty minutes and patients usually leave the same day. Most patients experience only minor pain and discomfort, and return to work the next day.

What kind of care will I need before, during, and after the procedure? What medications will the doctor prescribe?

Discuss this in-depth with your physician as your age, weight, and physical condition will influence how you are medicated and managed during and after the procedure. Your surgeon may opt to forgo general anesthesia for conscious sedation. Again, you should discuss these options with your doctor. Results are variable but post-procedural pain medications are usually minimal and for limited duration.