Prostate is a disease that is usually seen in men over the age of 50, but can also be seen in young people. Although the prostate, which occurs with urinary problems, is a very common disease, it is not talked about much in the society. There are different types of diseases of the prostate. The treatment of each disease can vary. The newly developed water vapor therapy has also started to be applied in our country. The side effects of this treatment method are very few compared to other treatments.
MEDICATION IS THE FIRST STEP OF TREATMENTS
Stating that the prostate is an important health problem mostly in men aged 50 and over, President of Minimally Invasive Urology Association Prof. Dr. Ender Özden said, “There are many methods in its treatment, we use all of them. Drug use is the first step of our treatment. We also recommend surgery in cases where drug treatments do not help or there may be a problem for the patient that we do not want. We have a long experience with surgeries. Technology gives us new opportunities.”
A NEW HORIZON IS BRINGED WITH THIS TREATMENT
Talking about the importance of water in the treatment of diseases, Özden said, “Water is the basis of life. Water has many benefits. We always recommend water. It is important in preventing many diseases. Another benefit of water is in the treatment of prostate. Prostate treatment with water vapor has become widespread in our country. It’s a new technology. What are we doing? After reaching the prostate by a closed route, we apply water vapor. We provide heat transfer, which provides a new horizon in treatment. Very few side effects. The procedures we perform for the prostate bring a burden of side effects to the patients, and this is one of the most recently developed methods to alleviate this burden.”
THE PATIENT IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON THE DAY OF THE TREATMENT
Adding to his words that the patients were discharged on the same day after the treatment, Özden said, “Effectiveness is also very good. We will talk about this more widely in the future. The simplest symptoms of prostate are urinary problems. Normally, people should not get up to urinate at night, all of which reduce their quality of life and sleep. The prostate poses serious problems. Everyone actually acts like normal. Not much is talked about. But it is not normal. There are situations that deserve treatment. We have different treatments for this,” he said.