Dr. Byron Brown has been an Obstetrician and Gynecologist for years
in South Carolina. He ran a private OBGYN practice in Laurens, South Carolina for ten years before he moved on to work for Southland Hospital
starting in 2012. Dr. Brown continues to work with patients, helping
them diagnose all kinds of gynecological conditions while teaching other
doctors and assisting in childbirth and pregnancies for many expecting
mothers. One of operations he is quite familiar with is endometrial
ablation, which relieves heavy menstruation by destroying a thin layer
of the uterus to stop the menstrual flow or lighten it. Here are three
ways this operation is done:
- Radiofrequency. OBGYNs like Dr. Byron Brown sometimes insert a probe into the uterus through the cervix. The tip of probe expands into a mesh device that transmits radiofrequency energy into the lining. This energy and heat destroys the endometrial tissue.
- Freezing. Using ultrasound to guide the thin probe, doctors like Dr. Byron Brown freeze the uterine lining with the tip of the probe.
- Heated balloon. Doctors place a balloon in the uterus using a hysteroscope. Heated fluid fills the balloon until it is pressed against the uterine lining. The heat kills the uterine lining.
