What does GreenLight Laser- Moxy Fiber treat?
The GreenLight Laser technology is one of the technologies that our doctors use to treat a condition called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), a common condition in older men. This condition refers to enlargement of the prostate gland, which squeezes the urethra. This enlargement can lead to difficulty urinating, incontinence (lack of control of urination), waking up several times in the night to urinate, urinary tract infections, or other serious kidney problems.
Performed under general anesthesia or spinal anesthetic with sedation, the GreenLight Laser treatment is a no-incision procedure in which one of our highly trained doctors places a telescope into the urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder to the tip of the penis) up to the prostate gland. Once the probe is inserted, the doctor feeds a laser fiber into the urethra to gently and quickly vaporize the prostate tissue that was squeezing the urethra. This tissue removal will enable urine to more freely flow through the urethra during urination.