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Can rubber band ligation be used for both internal and external hemorrhoids?
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No: Just internal as they are without pain receptors.
Answered 1/29/2021
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No: Rubber band ligation is use for internal hemmorrhoid. If use for external hemmorhoid it cause lot of unneccessary pain for the patient in general.
Answered 9/2/2015
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