Planned surgery
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Getting ready for laparoscopyHow to get ready for surgery through small cuts in the belly: tests, food, medicines, and what to pack.⏱ preparation usually takes from a few days to 2 weeksAnal fissure treatmentThe doctor examines the tear at the anus and chooses treatment. Usually it is ointments, diet, and warm baths, sometimes a small procedure.⏱ the visit usually takes 15 to 30 minutes; with treatment, healing usually takes a few weeksHemorrhoid bandingThe doctor places a tiny rubber band around the base of an internal hemorrhoid. It dries up and falls off in about 1 to 2 weeks.⏱ the procedure usually takes 10 to 20 minutes; you go home right awayTrigger finger releaseThe doctor divides the tight ring of ligament at the base of the finger. The tendon stops catching, and the finger bends freely.⏱ the procedure usually takes 10 to 20 minutes; you go home the same dayPhimosis treatment for boysThe doctor frees a tight foreskin so the head of the penis can show. Sometimes a cream is enough, sometimes a small surgery is needed.⏱ a consultation takes 15 to 20 minutes; surgery usually takes 15 to 40 minutes, and you go home the same day