eXroid electrotherapy treatment is a fast and effective non-surgical procedure for internal haemorrhoids (also known as piles).

The device generates a small current, which stimulates a chemical reaction in the haemorrhoid, sealing off the feeding blood vessel. This results in the haemorrhoid being starved of its blood supply and it shrinks accordingly.

Our straightforward procedure requires no sedation or anaesthetic and there is minimal recovery time, so you can usually get back to your normal activities straightaway. 

Many patients feel instant relief from the moment they leave the clinic, with others needing up to 4 weeks to feel improvement

eXroid treatment itself is not usually associated with significant pain relating to the current delivered.

Some patients do find the process painful relating to the insertion of the anoscope/proctoscope (a hollow plastic tube), which allows access to the base of the internal haemorrhoid, where the eXroid treatment site is located. Topical numbing cream can be administered to help with this discomfort, as well as guided breathing techniques, to help relax the muscles, to allow for an easier insertion. 

It can take up to 10 minutes for each haemorrhoid, or up to 30 minutes for one session treating 3 piles. 

An initial consultation and treatment takes 45 – 60 minutes.

Please be aware that the treatment can take up to half an hour with you lying on your side. 

It is usually possible for most patients to go back to their daily activities straight away, as tolerated.

For some patients, a short recovery time may be required and, for a small percentage (actually 11%) one or more days is sometimes required

It is possible that you will need more than one treatment. 

From the data we have received from our patients who have previously had eXroid treatment, about half require one treatment to get symptomatic relief and the other half will need further treatment(s). 

There is a tendency for those with higher grade haemorrhoids and for those having had them for a longer duration, to need more treatment sessions to achieve symptomatic relief.