Anal fissure, as opposed to the fissuring of anusitis , is usually a single split in the skin and has the typical symptoms of a tearing or cutting pain during a bowel movement, and an itching irritation typically one half hour later.

It is an acute fissure if present for less than 3 consecutive months, and after that it becomes a chronic fissure and requires a minor procedure under local anesthetic which usually cures the problem immediately and permanently.

It takes less than 3 minutes to complete this procedure in the clinic. A trial with an ointment which relaxes the tip of one of the sphincter muscles, which is in spasm, is sometimes successful — but it may only be temporary.

More Information:

Please contact the Advance Endoscopy & Specialist Centre at any time for more information about anal fissure. Please use the phone numbers and addresses or contact form we have provided for this purpose.

Fistula:

Fistula is a false passage or tunnel usually from the lower end of the anal canal to the skin right next to it. It will not go away by itself and can be treated, in most cases, under local anesthetic in the clinic by de-roofing the tunnel and allowing it to heal from the inside out, which takes a few weeks. It is only painful if the post-operative wound is not kept clean and dry.

Anal Lesions:

Anal lesions such as skin tags and hematomas (blood clots) are also removed under local in the clinic, but only if they bother the patient. This procedure takes about 3 minutes, but it requires the same care to keep the healing wound clean and dry.