The anal fissure is an ulceration / tear that originates in the anal mucosa, and that produces as a reflex mechanism the anal hypertonia (contracture), responsible for the intense pain continuous with exacerbations during defecation that can last up to 6 hours postevacuatory.
It is a treatable benign ailment but can become a chronic problem if not properly controlled. It is usually caused by bad eating habits, sedentary lifestyle, constipation, diarrhea and often manifests itself in very nervous or stressful people. Evaluation by the specialist is necessary as it can be confused with many other differential diagnoses such as cancer and infectious diseases such as syphilis, herpes, etc.
Professional solution for anal fissure
Terapias médico-farmacológica, alternativas y quirúrgica
As with other pathologies, the treatment for fissures will depend on the degree of severity of the same and without being acute or chronic. Different types of therapies and techniques can be distinguished.
The first of these would be the medical-pharmacological therapy, designed to relieve the pain and discomfort caused by the anal fissure, in addition to helping its correct healing. In cases where medical-pharmacological therapy is not sufficient, alternative and surgical treatments would be chosen.
- Conservative hygienic dietary medical treatment
- Laser treatment
- Fisurectomy (resection of the fissure with its lateral edges, replacing poorly healed tissue with one that heals properly)
- Botulinum toxin treatment
