Your eXroid® piles treatment
eXroid® piles treatment
Haemorrhoids are swollen venous tissue in the lower rectum and anus. They can cause discomfort, pain, itch and bleeding. While mild cases often respond to conservative treatments like dietary changes and topical medications, more persistent or severe haemorrhoids may require medical intervention. Electrotherapy is a minimally invasive treatment option that can effectively manage symptomatic haemorrhoids. Electrotherapy is exclusively provided in Dublin City Clinic using eXroid technology. It is a specialist service that is NICE approved and is covered either partially or fully by most major insurance providers.
Your First Appointment
Your first appointment typically lasts up to 1 hour and will include a consultation to discuss your symptoms and medical history, and examination to diagnose your condition and confirm treatment suitability and your first treatment of up to 3 haemorrhoids.
This examination process will take place on the bed (or “couch”) and the practitioner will gently insert a small plastic tube, called an anoscope, or proctoscope to enable them to locate any haemorrhoids present and note them for their size, location and breadth of base.
This information can help you discuss the likelihood of how many treatments you may require.
The Treatment
Your eXroid Practitioner will insert a new proctoscope and gently rest a probe on the base of the haemorrhoid(s) present for between 4-10 minutes each.
The device generates a small current, which stimulates a chemical reaction in the haemorrhoid, sealing off the feeding blood vessel. This results in the haemorrhoid being starved of its blood supply and it shrinks accordingly.
Some patients feel immediate relief following the procedure with the effect of the treatment continuing to work over the following 4 weeks, at which point our aftercare team will be in touch to discuss symptom changes and see if any further treatments are required.
There is no cutting, stitching or heat applied, meaning no anaesthetic, which are some of the main reasons our treatment is considered low risk & the has the lowest post-procedure pain levels.
Follow up Treatments & Aftercare
All patients receive treatment aftercare guidance at their appointment and will be followed up with an email and phone call around 4 weeks after treatment from our patient services team who can talk you through your consultants notes from your appointment as well as discuss your individual progress and changes in symptoms.
For around half of our patients, one treatment is all that is needed to be cleared of their haemorrhoids. Larger haemorrhoids, those with broader bases (and therefore more feeding vessels) or patients with more than three haemorrhoids may require multiple treatments.
The number of treatments you need is unique to each patient but can be dependent upon how many piles you have and how big they are, although even patients with larger piles have been cleared of their haemorrhoids after just one gentle treatment
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The cost of the eXroid® treatment
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Exam and Consultation Only
30 minutes
- Consultation: Practitioner will discuss family, social and medical history. Exam: Includes full internal and external exam
1st Consultation and Treatment
60 minutes
- Consultation & Exam: Includes full family, social and medical history with full internal and external exam. Treatment: Haemorrhoids Electrotherapy treatment
Repeat Consultation and Treatment
60 minutes
- This is a second Haemorrhoid Electrotherapy treatment for those who have already had a first treatment.
How does eXroid electrotherapy compare to other treatments?
There are many studies available that compare the treatment options available, for effectiveness, safety, pain levels and suitability for grade. The results speak for themselves and that is why we are proud to be able to offer the best treatment option for haemorrhoid sufferers.
Why choose electrotherapy haemorrhoid treatment?
Fast
Your electrotherapy treatment takes 60 mins. Effects can be felt within the first week. No referral needed.
Specialist
Safe
Convenient
Get back to your life straightaway, with no time off work needed after the electrotherapy procedure.
Approved
Electrotherapy is NICE (IPG525 & MIB201) & HPRA approved. Rated as outstanding by the CQC. All Medical equipment is EU approved (CE).
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Before undergoing electrotherapy haemorrhoid treatment at Dublin City Clinic, you might have some questions and concerns. Don’t worry, you are not alone. Learn more about our haemorrhoid treatment and our clinic here. You can also read some of our most common questions.
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