How much does anal fissure surgery cost in Saudi Arabia?
Cash range at Mohammad Dossary Hospital, 2026: 5,000 – 7,000 SAR
Day-case — home the same day.
Most fissures are treated without any operation — fibre, fluids, and ointments heal the majority, and surgery is reserved for the chronic tear that keeps reopening. The cash range below covers surgical treatment under anaesthesia at Mohammad Dossary Hospital, most often a small, precise cut in the internal sphincter (sphincterotomy) that lets the tear finally heal. Which operation fits you depends on your muscle tone and history — that judgement is made at examination, and it is also what settles your place inside this range.
What moves this figure
- Technique — sphincterotomy vs fissurectomy, with or without botulinum injection.
- A combined problem treated in the same session, such as piles or a fistula.
- First operation vs treatment of a recurrence.
- Anaesthesia choice, where more than one is safe for you.
What the range usually includes
The surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees, theatre and the hospital stay, the pre-operative tests, standard medicines and dressings during the stay, and the first follow-up. It does not include intensive care, extra nights, or treatment of unrelated conditions — anything of that kind that becomes necessary is discussed with you as it arises, never discovered afterwards.
Questions patients ask us
Will fissure surgery affect my bowel control?
That is the right question to ask, and it is why the operation is chosen carefully: a small risk of weakened control exists, mainly in patients whose sphincter is already weak, which is exactly what the pre-operative examination assesses. For the right patient, the benefit — a tear that finally heals — far outweighs it.
How painful is recovery after fissure surgery?
Most patients are surprised that it hurts less than the fissure did: the spasm that caused the pain is what the operation releases. Soreness for some days, managed with simple measures and painkillers, is typical, and most people are back at desk work within days.
Most of our patients have their operation covered by insurance: medically necessary surgery — gallstones with symptoms, hernia, appendicitis — is generally covered after approval, with your co-payment set by your policy. Cosmetic and some bariatric indications are commonly excluded or need special approval. Send us your policy on WhatsApp before you book and we will tell you honestly what can be arranged. Self-pay patients receive the same written quotation; day-case timing, when safe, sits at the lower end of every range here.
The final figure always depends on several things: how advanced the condition is, the type of operation and the technique used, the instruments and devices the operation needs, the hospital, the surgeon, and the length of stay — which is exactly why your own figure is confirmed in writing, for your case, before you decide.
Cash ranges set by Dr Tamer Elalfy for Mohammad Dossary Hospital, November 2026. Every range includes the hospital stay and the pre-operative tests; where you sit inside it depends on your condition. Your exact figure is confirmed in writing at consultation — and that confirmation is free.