A magnetic recording head comprises a write pole having a tip adjacent to
an air bearing surface of the recording head, a return pole magnetically
coupled to the write pole, a conductor positioned adjacent to at least
one edge of the write pole at the air bearing surface for carrying
current to produce a magnetic field that saturates at least a portion of
the write pole and augments a write field, a first conductive heat sink
connected to a first end of the conductor, and a second conductive heat
sink connected to a second end of the conductor. Disc drives that include
the recording head are also included.