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Laser therapy
USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Feb, 2006
Laser therapy pioneered by urotogists at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., has been used successfully on prostate glands of varying sizes. Photoselective vaporization is a high-energy laser therapy that destroys affected tissues. Urine flow usually improves immediately. Side effects, such as swelling, are minimal.
Men who undergo the procedure generally return to work within two days, much sooner than those who have traditional surgery.
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