Many patients often ask me, "Do you really need surgery for gout?" I wrote a blog post in 2015, sharing how gout surgery is evaluated and the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and minimally invasive gout surgery; ultrasonic scalpel.
After the blog article was published, it aroused the curiosity of many gout sufferers about the minimally invasive surgery, ultrasonic scalpel, and they wrote in to ask what is "ultrasonic scalpel"? "And how does the ultrasonic scalpel break up the gout stones and shake them out?
In my clinic, there are many elders who have suffered from gout for many years, and the joints of their hands and feet are prone to severe pain or mobility problems due to gout stones. But they are often afraid of surgery and general anesthesia, and would rather endure the pain of gout than go head-to-head with it.
Ultrasonic scalpel to remove gout stones
With the evolution of time and medical advances, the medical profession has started to use the ultrasonic scalpel to remove gout stones. The so-called "ultrasound scalpel" is not a scalpel as we traditionally know it, it is not a sharp knife that separates the muscles and nerves from the rest of the body. "Instead, the ultrasonic scalpel uses high speed ultrasound waves to vibrate and shock the gout stone. Unlike the traditional scalpel, the ultrasonic scalpel cuts hard, not soft, and can shatter the uric acid crystals in the joints without directly harming the muscles, nerves, or cartilage tissues, thus reducing unnecessary tissue damage during the procedure.
Another advantage of the ultrasound scalpel is that the wound is extremely small, and the incision wound is smaller than a dollar coin, or even just a small hole, so the wound is not big and the recovery is fast, which reduces the chance of infection. The newest version of the scalpel is the one with the most advanced technology in the world, and it's the one with the most advanced technology in the world, so it's the one with the most advanced technology in the world.
What kind of gout patient is suitable for the ultrasonic scalpel?
This minimally invasive surgery is actually the most suitable for older elders, especially those who are prone to complications, not suitable for general anesthesia or extensive surgery, and suffer from heart disease, metabolic disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses, and only need half anesthesia, or even local anesthesia, to be able to clean up the gout stone through the minimally invasive surgery of the ultrasonic scalpel. The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal on a new product, and then go home.
However, no matter what kind of surgery is performed, it is best to perform it at the early stage of gout stone formation. The first step is to make sure that you have a good understanding of how to use the technology and how to use it to improve the quality of your work, and how to use it to improve the quality of your work, and how to use it to improve the quality of your work. Some patients even have other metabolic diseases, which further complicates the surgery. The newest addition to the list is the newest addition to the list, the newest addition to the list, the newest addition to the list.
The doctor's advice
Also, we remind you that no matter what kind of gout stone surgery can not 100% eliminate gout, because everyone's body and uric acid state is different, and it is likely that it will cause the crystallization of the joints again. Diet control and moderate exercise is the only way to lower uric acid and really stay away from gout!