http://www.kidneystonesclinic.in/ kidney stone disease is fairly common. More common than you can think! Kidney stone disease is said to affect over 10% to 12% of men and women worldwide.

1. Kidney stone facts
Hi!
This is Dr. Karthik, senior laser surgeon and consultant urologist in chennai.
I have my private practise at the Laser Kidney Stone Clinic, T-Nagar& OMR. As one of
Chennai's full stack urology hospital we specialize in treating kidney stone disease pain free
using HO-YAG laser technology.
In this short article, I am going to give you some quick clinical insights into kidney stones
So, let me try to answer 4 common questions on Kidney stone treatment.
At our Kidney stone hospital in chennai, one of the commonest questions we get from our
patients is that,
Dear doctor, why did get this stone?
The truth is that, kidney stone disease is fairly common. More common than you can think!
Kidney stone disease is said to affect over 10% to 12% of men and women worldwide.
Kidney stones most commonly result due to dehydration, certain dietary patterns and
surprisingly numerous studies have found a link between kidney stones & obesity!
Yes you heard that right!

2. Being fat definitely predisposes you to the risk of kidney stones!
How to prevent stones?
The next common question, I get from my patients is that
"How can I prevent a kidney stone"
The answer is fairly straightforward. DRINK A BUCKETLOAD OF WATER
And eat a lot citric acid rich fruits and vegetables
While the most commonest stone type is calcium oxalate stones, there is no scientific
evidence to support the fact that restricting calcium intake would lower the risk of kidney
stone formation
How to treat kidney stones?
So, how do you treat kidney stones?. Well truth be told, Kidney stone treatment strategies
usually depend on stone size!
Small stones that are less than 4 mm in size need no active treatment apart from supportive
medical therapy and certain lifestyle modifications
For larger stones though,
The situation becomes little tricky with larger stones though

3. When stones that are really large get impacted in the kidney, conventional medical
management & removal of stones do not work. In these scenarios we advice our patients to
proceed with a laser treatment of kidney stones
The advantage of a laser treatment of kidney stones is that
1. It is pain free
2. Allows less than 24 hrs patient recovery
3. Treatments are highly successful and well proven
I hope you enjoyed this short article on kidney stones and its treatments. If you are looking
for kidney stone treatment in Chennai, feel free to drop in to the Laser Kidney stone clinic for
a consultation!
Cheers!