About 3 out of 4 adults have symptoms around the anus and rectal areas at some point of their life. These symptoms include: bleeding, pain, discomfort, itchiness, lumps around anal area, or a bulging lump through the rectum.
Anorectal symptoms can be due to different conditions, including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal abscess, anal fistulas and pruritus ani.
If you have any of these symptoms, ask your family doctor to refer you to us for an assessment. In many cases we can manage the symptoms and avoid a long wait time and/or need for surgery. If a small procedure is required, it can be done in under local anesthesia in our clinic. Our wait time is currently 1-2 weeks.
Once your doctor has referred you to our clinic, we will call and book you in for a consultation with Dr. Arjang. Usually we can get you in for that first consultation within a week or two. During your visit, you will go over your condition and concerns, and Dr. Arjang may do an exam if you are comfortable to do so. She will go over any treatment or management options with you, or book you in for a procedure, if necessary. We do the procedures in our clinic, under local anaesthetic.
Hemorrhoids are a swelling of the veins or blood vessels in and around the anus and lower rectum. This happens when there is extra pressure on these veins. Hemorrhoids are either inside the anus (internal) or under the skin around the anus (external). About half of all people will have hemorrhoids by age 50.
An anal Fissure is a superficial tear in the edge of the anus (the end part of the rectum). An anal fissure usually happens with constipation and causes sharp pain and slight bleeding with bowel movement.
An anal fissure is mostly managed with topical medication and a routine bowel movement. Sometimes, if the fissure doesn’t heal and becomes chronic, it can be managed with Botox injection or surgery.
Perianal Abscess is an infection of tissue around the anus (the end part of the rectum) with a pocket of pus. The abscess should be drained to control the infections. If the abscess is small, the drainage can be done under local anesthesia.
The abscess might open up to the perianal skin or inside the rectum, and it might turn into a Fistula that needs further management by a surgeon.
Anal skin tags are excessive skin growth on the anal area and usually are harmless. It is not medically advised to remove the skin tags, and the healing process after the removal usually causes discomfort until the wound completely heals. The anal skin tag removal procedure is a non-insured service.
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