Endoscopic Discectomy

An Endoscopic Discectomy performed by a board certified spine surgeon can provide relief even when other treatments have failed if you suffer from a spinal condition or back pain caused by:


• Bulging Disc
• 
Herniated Disc or Recurrent Disc Herniation
• 
Lumbar disc tear
• 
Radiculitis
• 
Radiculopathy

If you suffer from persistent lower back pain with or without leg pain for more than 8 to 12 weeks and other treatments have failed, you may be candidate for Endoscopic Discectomy.



Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy

Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy is a minimally invasive spine surgery that is usually done as an outpatient procedure using a local anesthesia that allows the patient to remain awake. An endoscope, a small tube with a camera, is inserted into the lumbar spine area where a spinal condition or disc problem such the annular tear, bulging disc, or herniated disc is located.

The surgeon can treat the portion of the disc that is compressing the nerve with a laser if the bulge or tear is small, or remove it through a small incision using an endoscopic tube designed for this purpose.After the damaged portion of the disc is removed, a laser vaporizes the surrounding problem area, then shrinks and remodels the remaining disc.

Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy

Endoscopic cervical discectomy is a minimally invasive spine surgery that is usually done as an outpatient procedure using a local anesthesia so the patient can remain awake. The surgeon inserts a specially designed endoscope, a small tube with a camera, into the neck where the spinal condition or disc problem such as annular tear, bulging disc, or herniated disc is located.

The surgeon can treat the portion of the disc that is compressing the nerve with a laser if the bulge or tear is small, or remove it through a small incision using an endoscopic tube designed for this purpose. After the damaged portion of the disc is removed, a laser vaporizes the surrounding problem area, then shrinks and remodels the remaining disc.

Benefits Of Endoscopic Discectomy

An endoscopic cervical discectomy performed by a board certified spine surgeon can provide relief even when other treatments have failed if you suffer from a spinal condition or back pain caused by:
Bulging Disc 
Brachial Neuritis
Cervical Disc Tear
Disc Herniation 
If you suffer from persistent headache, upper back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, arm pain, or tingling and numbness in upper extremities caused by a spinal condition and other treatments have failed, Endoscopic cervical discectomy may be the solution to your back pain.



Most patients get immediate relief after having an endoscopic discectomy. Rehabilitation - including walking as well as head and neck support -can begin within hours of surgery.  Patients experience far less trauma, risk and pain than with traditional open back discectomy, so patients get back to life sooner.