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Good evening, i have a large internal and external hemorrhoids and sking tags. (for 7 years...). would it be possible for rubber band ligation?

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No. : It is painful to rubber band external hemorrhoids. Banding also does not solve the skin tag problem. Your best bet would be surgical excision of all three but only if symptomatic as surgery hurts for 7-14 days! good luck.

Answered 5/5/2015

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Dr. Todd Woltman answered

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No.: External hemorrhoids and skin tags are not treated with banding, rather excision. Banding is most helpful for symptomatic internal hemorrhoids.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Partly: Rubber band ligation is for treatment of internal hemorrhoids only. External hemorrhoids and skin tags are too sensitive for rubber banding to be tolerable. These need to be excised if necessary, but may be left alone if not painful.

Answered 8/1/2019

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