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Bulging Disc Surgery at Laser Spine Institute Offers Relief with a Shorter Recovery Time
If you’ve been advised by your doctor that bulging disc surgery is your only chance left for pain relief, then you should know that traditional, open-back or neck surgery is not your only option. Laser Spine Institute (LSI) offers several gentle, endoscopic procedures that treat bulging disc without many of the risks or the long recovery period of traditional surgery. These procedures only require a small incision and use small tubes to gently push muscle aside and reach the surgery site, rather than a large incision and cutting through the muscle and bone. After the surgery, most of our patients are able to get up and walk around within a few hours, and they are sent home or to their hotel the same day for rest and recovery. After a post-operative exam they are released and most can return to normal activities within a few weeks, which is significantly shorter than the usual six-month or longer recovery of open-back or neck surgery.
Types of Bulging Disc Surgery at LSI
At LSI, we offer multiple procedures and treat you according to your specific condition. These procedures include:
- Foraminotomy
- Laminotomy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Discectomy
All of these procedures work by relieving pressure on compressed nerve roots. By relieving this pressure, the procedure allows the nerve root to recover, eliminating the irritation and inflammation that produces symptoms.
What to do Next
For more information on bulging disc surgery at LSI, or to have one of our specialists review your MRI or CT scan for free, contact us today.