Minimally invasive spine
surgery – Minimally
invasive laser spine
surgery

Minimal Invasive Procedures

• A minimally invasive medical procedure or minimal
invasive surgery is a less-painful, less time-
consuming and efficient surgical procedure
performed by inserting a sophisticated device to the
target organ or structure through the skin or body
cavity or an anatomical opening.

• A minimally invasive procedure or minimally
invasive surgery has less operative trauma when
compared to the invasive procedures. Unlike
conventional surgeries where most surgeons cut along
3/4 to the full length of the mass to access it or
remove it, and which require longer hospital stays
and lengthy recovery period, a minimally invasive
procedure causes very less damage. Also, it avoids
longer hospital stays and lengthy recovery periods.

• Further, a minimally invasive procedure
reduces the possible incidence of complication
after the surgery (post-surgical complications).
One problem that still persists even with
minimally invasive procedures is that most of
them still require general anesthesia to be
administered prior to surgery.

Minimally invasive spine surgery or
minimally invasive laser spine
surgery

• Back pain, especially lower back pain is one of the
common problems faced by many people in the US.
This is now considered to be one of leading causes
for increasing number of visits to the physicians. It is
estimated that at least four out of five adults
experience back pain at some point in their life time.
A minimally invasive spine surgery or minimally
invasive laser spine surgery is now considered to be
one of the effective methods to treat back pain.

• One of such procedures is Discectomy and Neural
Decompression (DND). It is a minimally invasive
laser spine surgery performed both to diagnose and
treat Inter-vertebral discs and Spinal Stenosis. The
procedure is performed by inserting an endoscopic
fiberoptic scope into a natural opening at the base of
the spine through a small incision in the skin. The
entire procedure is usually completed in just about 30
to 40 minutes, and the patients experience immediate
relief.

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