Thulium Laser (ThuLEP)

Thulium laser is a modern surgical laser used mainly to treat an enlarged prostate, a common cause of urinary difficulty in older men. Its best-known use is the ThuLEP technique (Thulium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate), in which the overgrown inner prostate tissue is removed through the urethra with no external cut. A defining feature of the thulium laser is that it penetrates tissue only very shallowly, which allows extremely precise cutting and excellent sealing of small blood vessels as it works. The result is a minimally invasive treatment with little bleeding, a short recovery and durable relief of urinary symptoms.