Benefits and precautions of acupuncture for anal fissure treatment

There have been great breakthroughs in the treatment of anal fissure, from conservative treatment in the past to minimally invasive surgical treatment, which has been greatly welcomed by patients. Treating anal fissure with a small needle knife is a minimally invasive treatment method that will not cause excessive pain to the patient and has good results. It has become the main treatment method recommended by many hospitals.

1. What is acupuncture knife treatment?

Acupuncture knife therapy is a closed release technique between surgical methods and non-surgical treatments. It is formed on the basis of incisional surgery combined with acupuncture. The characteristic of the micro-acupuncture therapy is to penetrate deep into the treatment area to make easy cuts and peel off harmful tissues to achieve the purpose of relieving pain and curing diseases. Its indications are mainly soft tissue injury lesions and bone and joint lesions. The advantage of acupuncture knife therapy is that the treatment process is simple to operate and is not restricted by any environment or conditions. The incision during treatment is small, no sutures are required, and the damage to human tissue is also small. It is not easy to cause infection and has no adverse reactions. The patient does not feel obvious pain or fear. There is no need to rest after the operation. The treatment time and course are short, and it is easy for patients to accept.

2. Benefits of acupuncture for anal fissure treatment

The use of small needle knife treatment has the advantages of complete cutting of the internal sphincter, less damage to the external sphincter, less trauma, less bleeding, and fewer complications. The micro-acupuncture can effectively relieve sphincter spasms, reduce anal canal pressure, restore normal perfusion of anal canal skin microcirculation, improve ischemia, relieve pain, heal anal fissures, and reduce the occurrence of anal incontinence. All operations are performed under local anesthesia, without the need for hospitalization. Patients only need to stay in the observation room for 1 to 2 hours after the operation before leaving the hospital, thus reducing treatment costs. However, the treatment of anal fissure with acupuncture requires strict aseptic operation, proficient mastery of the local anatomical position, and accurate cutting of the spasmodic internal sphincter. In short, the advantages of acupuncture are easy operation, less pain for patients, good efficacy, low infection rate and no adverse reactions.

3. Precautions for acupuncture knife treatment

1. Accurate manipulation: Since the micro-acupuncture therapy is performed under non-direct vision, if one is not familiar with the human anatomy, especially the local anatomy, and the manipulation is improper, it is easy to cause injury. Therefore, the doctor must be familiar with the anatomical knowledge of the deep part of the acupuncture points to be stimulated in order to improve the accuracy of the operation and improve the efficacy.

2. The acupoints must be selected accurately: that is, when choosing Ashi points as treatment points, the center of the pain point must be found and the needle must be inserted vertically (the needle insertion method can be flexibly selected for non-painful points). If the needle is inserted at an angle, it is easy to deviate from the lesion site in the deep and easily damage the non-lesion tissue.

3. Pay attention to aseptic operation: especially when doing deep treatment, special attention should be paid when cutting deep into important joints such as the knee, hip, elbow, neck, etc. If necessary, the area can be covered with a sterile drape, or the procedure can be performed in a sterile operating room. For other parts of the body, just pay attention to sterile operation.

4. The needle should be inserted quickly and quickly: this can reduce the pain caused by the needle. When performing deep peeling operations such as scraping, horizontal peeling, and vertical peeling, the technique should be gentle, otherwise it will increase the pain or even damage the surrounding tissues. When making longitudinal incisions at the joints, be careful not to damage or cut ligaments, tendons, etc.

5. Postoperative treatment should be appropriate: Local massage can be performed on certain treatment points with less severe trauma after surgery to promote blood circulation and prevent postoperative bleeding and adhesion.