What is anal fissure?

An anal fissure is a condition where a small tear or cut is formed in the thin and moist lining of the anus. This can be a crack in or around the anal area as well. One of the main reasons or causes for anal fissures is the passage of hard and large stools during bowel movements.

Due to an anal fissure, you can suffer from severe pain and bleeding of bright red blood during and after bowel movements. In a few cases, anal fissures can go deep and expose the muscle tissue present beneath them. You can even experience anal sphincter spasms [ring of muscle at the end of your anus].

Delaying or avoiding anal fissure treatment can lead to some severe complications. To get diagnosed for anal fissures and undergo the best and safest anal fissure surgery at your nearest location, you can visit Procto Care or book an appointment with our anal fistula doctors [proctologists]

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    Overview

    Causes

    Lifting heavy weights​

    Tight anal sphincter

    Passing large or hard stools frequently

    Decreased blood flow to the anal region

    Straining too much while bowel movement

    Symptoms

    Anal Bleeding

    Rectal Pain

    Itchiness

    Cracked skin

    Small lump or skin tag

    Treatment

    Diagnosis

    Procto Care doctors can diagnose anal fissures through physical examinations of the anal area. The doctors may require your past medical and medication history to rule out the presence of any disease or disorder that can cause anal fissures. Using the latest diagnostic devices and procedures like anoscopy, colonoscopy, and flexible sigmoidoscopy, our fissure specialists can look into the tear and can evaluate the severity fo your anal fissures. By doing so, our doctors can provide you with the best suitable treatment options at an affordable cost.

    Surgery

    Usually, anal fissures can be treated by performing surgeries like anal sphincterotomy, lateral internal sphincterotomy [LIS], and fissure surgery by laser. Out of all these, our doctors perform laser anal fissure surgery with no or minimal risks and complications.

    At Pristyn Care, you undergo anal fissure surgery by laser from well-experienced doctors. Our doctors will increase the blow flow to the area of anal fissure by using infrared radiation from the C02 laser. Thus, it helps in the proper healing of the anal fissures. C02 laser helps in providing greater control over the surgery and offers a fixed area of concentration.