Houston MD Notes Increase in Painless Hemorrhoid Treatment

(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 19, 2006 ) Houston, TX –- Some call it too much of the good life. Nationally, an increase in hemorrhoid cases is being reported according to medical giant Johnson and Johnson (NYSE: JNJ News). Some estimates claim as many as one million additional complaints requiring medical care are added each year. Doctor Dac Vu says an increase in hemorrhoid complaints in Houston has boosted traffic to his Center for Integrated Medicine. The doctor says he cannot attribute the growing number of clinic patients looking for hemorrhoid relief to any one cause but feels recent efforts at the clinic to educate patients about the often embarrassing condition may be partly responsible. “That,” says the doctor, “and the fact that we offer a non-surgical solution.” According to Vu, most people are familiar with the term “hemorrhoid” as a painful and embarrassing medical condition. “But we all have hemorrhoid tissue,” Vu says. Hemorrhoids are an essential part of our anatomy, according to the doctor. “What most people don’t understand,” says Vu, “is that hemorrhoids are cushions, a part of the normal anatomy and physiology within the anal canal.” They perform important functions in maintaining continence as an individual coughs, strains or sneezes. “The cushions fill with blood constricting the area to prevent unwanted leakage,” Vu explains. In short, hemorrhoids are a wanted, needed, even essential part of our anatomy.Swollen hemorrhoid tissue often itches, is uncomfortable and may even be painful. That is the hemorrhoid we look to our doctors for help against. “For the physician,” Vu says, “it is wise to inform the patient about the value and purpose of hemorrhoid tissue as a normal part of the anatomy.” Even more important, it is valuable to know that surgical removal may result in varying degrees of incontinence that becomes worse with age.Vu is treating patients with a non-invasive system called “Ultroid.” The Ultroid system (http://www.ultroid.com), says Vu, “has the patient treated in the office in a short time and back to their regular schedule the same day”—without surgery. This is a notable advantage over surgery, where there can be considerable pain after cutting as the anus tightens and relaxes. Healing may take as long as two weeks. Vu says, “Ultroid has taken away much of the ordeal and all of the pain associated with hemorrhoid therapy--enough that patients inquire about the procedure far more frequently than previously. ### About Ultroid Technologies, Inc.:Ultroid Technologies, Inc. (St Petersburg, FL) manufactures and markets the UltroidTM system for painless hemorrhoid treatment. Malpractice insurers report no need for increased premiums because of the procedure’s non-invasive nature. The non-surgical technology is a break-through in painless hemorrhoid therapy requiring no anesthesia and no patient-healing down time. Performed in the doctor’s office in minutes, patients are immediately able to resume their daily activities. UltroidTM is covered by most major insurers and Medicare. About Dr. Dac Vu:Dac Vu, MD is President & Medical Director of the Center for Integrated Medicine in Houston, Texas and a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. A former clinical instructor for physicians in training in primary care at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, California, Vu was voted the “Clinical Educator of the Year” in 1997- 98 and was later recruited as CEO of a community hospital in Houston, Texas. In June 2000, the doctor opened his private practice with a multi-tier approach to patient care developing one of the largest adult day care centers in Houston, Texas. Dr. Vu is part of the medical staff at Memorial Hermann Southwest, West Houston Medical Center and is a member of the Texas Medical Association and Harris County Medical Society.Contact:Ultroid Technologies, Inc.Lee Snyderleesnyder@ultroid.com

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