Please click here for detailed Post Laser Instructions. LEEP stands for loop electrosurgical excisional procedure. It is a method that uses a small electrically charged loop to remove dysplasia. This technique is advantageous in that it can be done rapidly and provides a specimen that can be further analyzed in the pathology laboratory. It is particularly useful for dysplasia that enters into the canal of the cervix.
Local anaesthetic is used.
Postoperative symptoms are similar to those seen after laser. The exact amount of tissue that must be removed can be determined by first examining the canal of the cervix with a fiberoptic endoscope called a hysteroscope. This is called a hysteroscopically directed cone biopsy. A cone biopsy may be done for diagnosis or treatment, and a diagnostic cone may treat the problem at the same time. If one cannot completely rule out invasive cancer on the basis of colposcopy and small biopsies, then a cone biopsy becomes mandatory.