A 35-year-old member asked:
Do you think i should i go for surgery with my hemorrhoids?
1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Lisa Hogananswered
General Surgery 37 years experience
Depends: I feel surgery for hemorrhoids is justified if symptoms cannot be controlled with nonsurgical methods. Symptoms would include bleeding, large protruding hemorrhoids (prolapsed), or external hemorrhoids that repeatedly develop clots and pain.
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