In ILC, excess prostate tissue is quickly heated and destroyed using a laser. Using ILC really helps patients get back to their lives quickly, said Jeffrey Norris, M.D., urologist, Lutheran General Hospital.
Symptoms continue to improve over the weeks following the procedure and side effects are minimal.
About 50 percent of men will experience prostate problems in their sixties, a number that grows to about 80 percent of all men by the time they reach their eighties. It is not life threatening in and of itself but causes difficulty in urination, which may lead to blockage and infection. The prostate is a gland in the male body near the bladder that is involved in reproduction. It surrounds the opening of the bladder like a doughnut. So, if the prostate becomes enlarged, the doughnut hole narrows, thus making it more difficult to urinate and harder for the bladder to empty.