Here at the Sydney Prostate Centre we are passionate about holmium laser treatment for BPH. 
I’ve performed the largest number of holmium treatments for BPH in Australia. 

I believe that holmium laser enucleation of the prostate offers significant advantages to a standard trans urethral resection of the prostate or TURP. 

From my ten years experience of using holmium laser to treat benign prostatic enlargement or BPH, There is less bleeding, quicker recovery, shorter catheterisation and fewer complications than with standard TURP. 

I believe this is now the platinum standard for BPH and this technique will be increasingly used throughout the world and in Australia. 

The main stumbling block is a steep learning curve (the difficulty in learning how to use the laser)  and the cost of the laser.

Once an institution supports their doctors with the purchase of a laser and surgeons who are committed to utilising this technology I’m certain this will replace the standard TURP as the gold standard for treatment of benign prostatic enlargement also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH.