Laser Spine Surgery Can Change Your Life For The Better

If you're living with chronic back pain or related symptoms, you don't need to be reminded of how dramatically the issue can impact your quality of life. Health, personal relationships, and work productivity can all suffer when you live with chronic pain, and sometimes relief can seem unattainable. Laser spine surgery is an effective, modern treatment that can change your life for the better if you suffer from chronic back pain.

About Laser Surgery

Laser spine surgery is a cutting-edge procedure that can be used to treat a wide variety of common spine conditions. During this treatment, the doctor inserts a small camera and a laser probe into the spine. The laser probe is used to dissolve excess tissue that causes spine pain, like the herniated portion of a disc. 

When it's Used

Although laser spine surgery is minimally invasive, it is still spine surgery. Non-invasive treatments are preferable whenever possible, because they are less expensive, have little to no downtime, and have lower risks. 

Your doctor will generally only consider surgical treatment of any kind if all conservative treatments have failed to improve your symptoms. Surgery may also be used in the case of very severe spine conditions, or when symptoms are getting progressively worse over time. Conditions that affect the cervical spine, or neck, are most likely to meet those requirements.

What to Expect

Laser spine surgery is minimally invasive, which means that the degree of trauma to the tissue is kept to an absolute minimum. Because of this, patients only need to be placed under local anesthesia and a sedative while the procedure is performed. Patients are able to return home the same day, and symptoms are often relieved as the procedure takes place. 

There is some rehabilitation and downtime following laser surgery, but it's nothing compared to the downtime associated with open spine surgery. Despite the fact that there may be some downtime, you should see an immediate boost in your quality of life, which will continue to improve as your body heals completely.

To learn more about whether or not laser spine surgery is right for you, please click below and enter your information or call the Datta Endoscopic Back Surgery and Pain Center at (212) 430-0312.