Revolutionizing Liver Health with FibroScan® in Williamsburg, VA

Experience FibroScan®, a painless, non-invasive liver screening tool that’s revolutionized early detection and management of dangerous liver disease. This advanced diagnostic test helps prevent serious liver damage and improves long-term outcomes while sparing many patients from expensive and invasive testing and biopsies. 

Your Best Defense Against Liver Disease

Liver disease, such as metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and other metabolic risk factors. One in three Americans has liver disease. With FibroScan®, TPMG providers can: 

  • Detect liver disease early 
  • Monitor liver health over time 
  • Guide treatment decisions 

FibroScan® can detect signs of fatty liver disease (NAFLD or MASH), alcohol-related liver disease, cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, chronic hepatitis B or C, and more. 

FibroScan®: How it Works

As the second largest organ in the body, the liver is vital for countless everyday functions, including filtering blood, producing nutrients, and fighting infection. FibroScan® utilizes ultrasound-like sound wave technology to analyze: 

  • Liver scarring (fibrosis) 
  • Fatty changes in the liver (steatosis) 

What to Expect During Your Appointment

FibroScan® is a 10-minute, in-office test that requires no needles, no surgery, no sedation, and no recovery time. Patients can expect: 

  • Before the procedure, patients will be asked to fast for 3 hours 
  • Patients will be asked to lie comfortably on an exam table 
  • The medical professional will apply a water-based gel on the patient’s skin and place the FibroScan®
    probe on the right side of the ribcage 
  • The medical professional will then take 10 quick, painless measurements 
  • Results are immediate for the physician to interpret and deliver to patients 

Request a FibroScan Liver Screening Consultation in Williamsburg, VA

Most chronic liver diseases are asymptomatic until they reach the cirrhotic stage. At that point, it can lead to liver cancer, liver failure, and/or death. Damage to the liver caused by chronic liver diseases can often be reversed by early diagnosis and intervention. 

Don’t go undiagnosed. Call TPMG Gastroenterology – Williamsburg today at (757) 206-1113 to find out if FibroScan® is right for you.