PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- A revolutionary new medical device called the KM-25, has helped doctors deliver something long on mankind's wish list: an actual cure for hemorrhoids.
So extraordinarily effective is this KM-25, it was recently approved by the FDA.
The KM-25 is the central innovation in a remarkable new procedure called "Doppler Guided Hemorrhoid Artery Ligation" or DGHAL. What this procedure does, is make even the largest, most painful hemorrhoids disappear for good.
Exactly how does DGHAL work? Well, it begins by employing Doppler Guided Ultrasound, or DGU. Through DGU, all the arteries that supply blood to the hemorrhoids are pinpointed precisely. Then the aforementioned KM-25 is brought into play. Through a quick, painless maneuver, the KM-25 is able to tie off or "ligate" these arteries. What happens next is downright amazing; yet perfectly logical. The offending hemorrhoids are suddenly without life support. They then simply shrink and die. Never to return, ever.
Unlike a hemorrhoidectomy (the previous, highly imperfect way of dealing with the problem) this procedure requires no general anesthesia, hospital stay, or extended recuperation period. DGHAL is easily performed in a doctor's office. It takes about 20 minutes and causes virtually no discomfort. Most patients can return to work within 48 hours.
DGHAL is an approach that is just being introduced to the United States. However, it has already decisively proven itself in other parts of the world.
Take Europe. An estimated 20,000 procedures have been done there over the past five years. The results? More than a 95% success rate with zero recurrence of hemorrhoids.
DGHAL has also had the same outstanding results in Japan and Australia. It's a small wonder that surgeons in country after country are embracing it as the treatment of choice for hemorrhoids.
From any standpoint, the track record of DGHAL (which, of course, can only work in conjunction with the KM-25) has been nothing short of spectacular.
Want to learn more about DGHAL? Perhaps even set up an appointment with a doctor specializing in the procedure? You can. A brand-new medical facility will be opening in Philadelphia on Oct. 22, 2001. It will be called The DGU Center for Advanced Hemorrhoid Care.
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CONTACT: DGU Center for Advanced Hemorrhoid Care
Dr. Charles Keysock
(888) 539-7625