Thanks Fred (and everyone else) for your replies. Very informative.

Mike

The holmium laser cuts while the PVP laser vaporizes. The "chunks" that
are removed by the holmium laser are flushed into the bladder and then,
for lack of another term, a blender is inserted through the catheter
into the bladder and the chunks are blended so that they can be
eliminated.

I had the holmium laser procedure a few years ago with an uneventful
rapid recovery. Years ago an MD told me that a patient should pick the
surgeon not the tool. There may be a hint of "the doctor knows best" in
this, but what I took from this is that the skill and experience of the
surgeon is more important than the tool he/she uses.

Fred

Some information about lasers.  There is no date on it but I think it might
be sort of old:

http://www.shorelaser.com/AboutLasersMed.html

The manufactures of course say theirs is the best:

http://www.laserscope.com/surgical/professionals/holmium.html

http://touchbriefings.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?NID=1263&CID=5

A few weeks ago I posted a question re PVP vs other laser treatments for
BPH. At the time I couldn't remember exactly which laser system my uro
uses (I live in a rural area; the nearest uros who do PVP live hundreds
of miles away). With all the positive feedback here from those who've
had a PVP procedure, I'm sold. However, I'd like to know if anyone has
any feedback, negative or positive on the Holmium laser system as it
applies to BPH. My doc reiterated to me that the end result will be as
good as a green light PVP but of course he hasn't done any PVPs.

Comments?