Qualities of a surgeon according to Ayurveda

Qualities of a surgeon according to Ayurveda



According to the great Indian Surgeon, Acharya Sushruta, a surgeon must have the following six qualities;

• Shaurya: He should have enough‘Dare’ to perform surgical procedures.
• Aashukriya: He should be ‘fast acting’, both physically as well as mentally.
• Shastrataikshyanam: His instruments should be ‘sharp’enough to perform the surgical procedures.
• Swedavepathu: He ‘must not get frightened’ if there is any emergency and ‘his hands must not have tremors’due to fear.
• Asammohasha: He ‘must not become hopeless’ in case there is serious patient/emergency.

The teachings hold absolutely true in today’s era too. What a great Surgeon and scholar he was! Didn’t he?

Jai Ayurveda!!!

Thanks for patiently reading this article. I hope people will be more familiar to Ayurveda and our ancient India’s great scholars, after reading this article. If however, you still have any query/doubt, you can e-mail me at consult@ayurvedapilescure.com

Author: Dr. Naveen Chauhan

Consultant Surgeon cum Ayurveda Physician
 Specialist Kshar sutra surgery for Proctological diseases

SHRI DHANWANTARI CLINIC, GHAZIABAD

How kshara sutra treatment is better than conventional surgery in Fistula in ano

ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF KSHARA SUTRA THERAPY OVER CONVENTIONAL SURGERY IN ANORECTAL PATIENTS









It is a simple, safe and sure treatment for fistula –in-ano (95-98% success rate)

Ksharsutra is – chemical fistulectomy rather than surgical fistulectomy.

It is a simple minimum invasive surgical technique.

Recurrence is negligible (3-5%).

Performed in Minor O.T. conditions.

No damage to anal sphincter and chances of incontinence is practically nil.

It is an Ambulatory procedure, no hospitalization required.

Only local/topical anesthesia required (generally). However sometimes no anesthesia at all is required.

Usually no antibiotic coverage required.

How Kshara sutra works?

Kshara sutra works by pressure necrosis, chemical cauterization by kshar (alkali) and sloughing of the tissue of the walls of the fistulous track along with adequate drainage. It leads to an easy debridement of unhealthy tissue and pus etc. and thus providing a cleaner base for the wound healing of the fistulous track. The Kshara-sutra is changed weekly so that an average pace of cutting of about 0.5-0.8 cm/week is maintained along with healing from behind. Finally the whole track is cut through and the fistula gets healed up with minimal scarring and without any other major complication.