Should I get hemorrhoid surgery at my age?

I'm 31 years old, and I guess I've had hemorrhoids for 3 or 4 years.  My hemorrhoids seem to be right at the edge of my anus, and dealing with them has become a matter of daily upkeep.  I eat a high fiber diet, and drink plenty of water.  I always have a bowel movement in the morning, and then after pushing my hemorrhoids back in once in the shower, I dry off and push them back in again while applying Boraginol-A (the Japanese equivalent to  Preperation-H).  Within the past week I've had up to 2 bowel movements a day, so my hemorrhoids have been particularly sore.

A friend of my father's, a man in his late 50s, just had the banding operation, and he seems quite happy and wishes he had done it earlier.

I don't know much about the surgery.  Is it something I should consider at my age?  Are there any possibilities of the surgery going wrong and worsening my condition?

I would like some professional advice.

Thank you.