PINEHURST — Nearly 40 million men in the United States are suffering from prostate issues and for quite some time, the only solutions were medications with life-changing side effects or invasive surgical procedures that weren’t guaranteed to work.
Dr. Greg Griewe, a urologist at Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, has begun offering a minimally invasive procedure to treat the enlarged prostate. Urolift can limit recovery time, provide successful outcomes, and most importantly, improve his patients’ quality of life.
“The introduction of Urolift has been a game-changer and has given men a new option,” Griewe said. “Many men feel that the medications just don’t work well or that the side effects are too significant. The surgical side effects were as equally detrimental.
“This would often deter people from getting treated for a medical condition that could leave a negative lasting impact on their overall health. All of this is why I decided to work to specialize in a surgical procedure that would eliminate this altogether,” he said.
BPH affects over 50 percent of men over the age of 50.
While the FDA-approved Urolift procedure has been available for over 5 years, it has only been in the last few years that insurance has broadly started covering the procedure. Urolift is now part of the standard of care for the American Urological Association, a movement spearheaded in this area by Griewe. Dr. Griewe has now done over 200 Urolift procedures and is seeing life changing results for his patients. He is a Urolift Center of Excellence which exemplifies outstanding outcomes and experience.
“Urolift works by pulling the enlarged prostate tissue out of the way with the use of implants which opens the urethra and allows the bladder to naturally function,” he explained. “Urolift is a good option for men with BPH who want to get off their medications, preserve their sexual function and protect their bladder health.”
Urolift is done in the office comfortably and takes about 15 minutes. His clinic team Tonyia, Kristen and Alice have some of the most extensive experience in our area with the procedure.
Pinehurst Surgical Clinic is a multispecialty healthcare practice with its primary office located at 5 First Village Drive in Pinehurst. Contact Dr. Greg Griewe’s office at 910-235-9788 if you would like to talk to him about any Urology issue.