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About the Prostate Laser Center
Houston, TX
Our team believes in combining high-end technology and specialized expertise with personalized care for each patient. We offer minimally invasive therapies to treat prostate cancer and/or benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH): laser focal therapy and TULSA-PRO.
Eyes on the Target: This Isn’t Your Father’s Version of Prostate Care
Rather than drastic, invasive procedures, which are often automatically recommended after a prostate cancer diagnosis, these MRI-guided procedures are minimally invasive and reduce the risk of side effects by offering real-time MRI targeting and temperature monitoring.
We use high-field 3T Siemens MRI for all treatments, which offers excellent prostate imaging, even without an endorectal coil.
We are bringing MRI in-house with a Siemens MAGNETOM Vida XT 3 Tesla scanner, a step up from the highly sophisticated Siemens MAGNETOM Skyra we have relied on for the past ten years. The scanner will be powered through a double-conversion uninterruptible power supply with battery backup, which gives it consistently clean, stable power for high-quality images, and our office is supported by an on-site generator, so a procedure can continue even during a power outage.
FDA-cleared Technology
We use an FDA-cleared laser for precision BPH and prostate cancer treatment to perform laser focal therapy (LFT), also called focal laser ablation (FLA).
For patient comfort, we perform laser focal therapy / focal laser ablation and biopsies with IV conscious sedation, in addition to local anesthesia.
For added patient safety, we use capnography to monitor CO2 levels, in addition to the required monitors of EKG, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry.
TULSA-PRO
We also use an even newer technology, TULSA-PRO. This allows real-time temperature mapping while ablating, or heating up, tissue to the point of cell death. TULSA-PRO is performed under general anesthesia.
Like any other treatment option, each of these minimally invasive approaches has its strengths and weaknesses. By offering both treatment options, we can evaluate each patient and recommend one or the other based on their situation and desired outcomes.
“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” We don’t want to be limited to one “hammer.”
History
Founded in 2016
Dr. Ara Karamanian founded the Laser Prostate Center in 2016 and since then, over 700 patients have been treated here with laser focal therapy (LFT) / focal laser ablation (FLA).
In 2021, Prostate Laser Center added TULSA-PRO in its fight against prostate cancer and BPH.
Effective October 1, 2026, Dr. Karamanian has left Halo Medical Group Texas, P.A., and continues his practice as Prostate Laser Center, PLLC, an independent practice at 3330 Richmond Ave, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77098. Our telephone number, (713) 904-4014, has not changed. For a copy of your medical records, please call our office at (713) 904-4014 or send us an email or fax request. Our new Notice of Privacy Practices explains how we may use and share your health information and your rights.
Frequently Asked Questions
TULSA-PRO offers certain advantages over laser in certain patients, especially when the lesion is relatively large and away from critical structures such as the nerve bundles that provide erectile function.
For BPH treatment:
Private insurance will sometimes cover a significant portion of the procedure, minus copays and deductibles. You can try calling your insurance with these codes and asking:
The CPT code is 52647 and the ICD code is N40.1.
Medicare is complicated, but the answer is generally no.
For Cancer Treatment:
Private insurance will usually not cover a significant portion of the procedure. You can try calling your insurance with these codes and asking:
The CPT code is 55899 and the ICD code is C61.
Medicare is complicated, but the answer is generally no.
