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GreenLight Laser Therapy

Greenlight laser therapy is a special kind of treatment that doctors use to help people who have problems with their pee-pees (prostate). Sometimes, when people get older, their pee-pees can get bigger and make it hard for them to go pee-pee properly. This can be really uncomfortable and make them have to go to the bathroom a lot during the night.

But don't worry, because doctors can use a special laser to help make the pee-pees smaller and fix the problem. The laser is like a super powerful flashlight that shoots out a special color of light called green light. It is so powerful that it can make the big pee-pee parts smaller without hurting the person.

When the doctors do the greenlight laser therapy, they first put the person to sleep or make them very sleepy with special medicine. Then, they put a little tube called a cystoscope into the pee-pee and through the tube, they can see the big pee-pee parts that need to be made smaller.

The doctors then use the greenlight laser to carefully aim at these big parts and shoot them with the powerful green light. The green light is so strong that it can remove the extra pee-pee tissue and make the pee-pee smaller.

After the doctors are done using the laser, the person's pee-pee will be much smaller, and they will be able to go pee-pee more easily and without feeling as much discomfort. This means they won't have to go to the bathroom as often during the night and will feel a lot better.

You might wonder if it hurts when the doctors use the greenlight laser, but the good news is that it usually doesn't! The doctors make sure the person doesn't feel any pain because they use medicine to make them sleepy. They also give medicine to help with any discomfort after the treatment, so the person will feel better very quickly.

So greenlight laser therapy is a special treatment that helps people with big pee-pees have a better time going pee-pee. The doctors use a powerful green light that can make the pee-pee smaller without hurting the person, so they can feel more comfortable and not have to go to the bathroom so often.