The Laser Associates

Laser Associates is a network of urological surgeons who are highly experienced users of GreenLight™ laser and TURis™ plasma technologies.

Laser Associates work as a collaborative group of urologists within the UK with over 1000 patients being treated under their care. Each member is a certified GreenLight™ HPS and TURis™ user, performing prostate operations on men with prostate problems. All members have carried out a large number of procedures since the introduction of these technologies into the UK.

As a man who is getting older, an enlarged prostate may give rise to symptoms that begin to interfere with your daily activities. Understanding the treatment options will help you make the right choice for you to improve your lifestyle for today and the future.

The GreenLight™ Laser Prostate Procedure

The GreenLight™ laser prostate operation has become a standard of care for patients with benign prostate problems.

The GreenLight™ laser is suitable for most patients with an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). GreenLight™ HPS laser prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgical option carries out as a day case procedure. It has fewer side effects, shorter catheterisation and quicker, less painful recovery times compared with traditional transurethral resection of prostate (TURP).

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently changed its guidelines concerning the use of GreenLight™ technology; however, it is considered the safe, effective option for men who are generally unfit and those on anticoagulant therapies and also those patients who choose to have the GreenLight™ procedure after consideration of the other options. The Laser Associates experience remains second to none in the UK.

The TURis™ Plasma Vaporisation Procedure

TURis™ plasma vaporisation is a completely new surgical option that is now available to patients for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It constitutes an innovative development of standard TURP, in which prostate tissue is removed with greater safety, and even more gently.

Plasma vaporisation constitutes a novel, fully NICE approved, procedure that now provides the patient with the maximum degree of safety while being as effective as the current standard treatment option. That is to say, even though the tissue is removed more gently, the disorders can be relieved just as well and permanently as with the present standard procedure (TURP). Plasma vaporisation thus represents the innovative surgical treatment option that can remove the cause of BPH safely and yet with high efficiency.