Treatment Options: Pros & Cons — Surgical Procedures
Procedure |
Pros |
Cons |
Additional Comments |
CO2 Laser |
Simple, fast, little bleeding |
Higher upfront cost |
Certain cases can be done in office |
Cold Steel |
Cheap |
Much bleeding |
|
Harmonic scalpel |
Little bleeding |
Slow, expensive |
|
Electrocautery |
Cheap |
Pain, thermal damage |
|
Radiofrequency ablation (bipolar) |
light sedation or local anesthesia |
May take multiple procedures to treat, expensive |
Can be done in office |
Radiofrequency ablation (monopoloar) |
Simple, fast, little bleeding |
Full anesthesia, expensive |
OR procedure |