Is a colorectal surgeon or proctologist needed for hemorrhoids?

Yes: General surgeons, colorectal surgeons proctologists are all trained to do hemorrhoids. Ask your family doctor , will advise you whom to see, .

Sometimes: Certainly a colorectal surgeon/proctologist (the latter being an older term but are the same thing) would be appropriate to correctly make the diagnosis and offer suggestions for improvement and hopefully avoiding surgery. Although, a colorectal surgeon likes to operate, as a whole, most of us would prefer conservative management most of the time, .

Yes: Absolutely. They are the only experts.