The hemorrhoid will then shrink and fall off, usually within a week. Infrared photocoagulation. In this procedure, your doctor uses a tool to direct infrared light at your hemorrhoid. The heat ...

With sclerotherapy injections largely phased out, two options remain: Infrared photocoagulation and elastic band ligation. The objective of instrumental treatment is to create a scar at the top of ...

Within a week, the haemorrhoid shrinks and falls off. Infrared photocoagulation: Using a laser beam, a tiny burn painlessly seals off the end of the haemorrhoid, causing it to close off and shrink.

The diode lasers currently available in ophthalmology emit in the near-infrared spectrum ... this laser was a promising modality for laser photocoagulation of the retina and ciliary body.