Last Tuesday I had my prostate vaporized. Here’s a photo of an early, not-very-successful version of the procedure:

Early PVP with too much laser power

The surgery is called Green-Light Photo-assisted Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP). It uses a 120-watt laser to vaporize prostate tissue, and cauterize at the same time. I requested a spinal anesthetic, so [...]