Endoscopic spine surgery

Any endoscopic surgery uses an endoscope that is used to monitor the surgery area inside our body. In an endoscopic surgery surgical instruments and video cameras meant for the surgery are inserted into the body through the small incisions made in our body.

The endoscopic spine surgery also has the same procedures for the surgery. An endoscope is used to view the internal parts in an endoscopic spine surgery.

Small incisions are made to insert the instruments required for the surgery. a computer monitor is used to view an enlarged image of the internal organs of our body.

The surgeon sees this enlarged image and performs the operation.One of the advantages of this type of endoscopic spine surgery is that the pain experienced by the patient is very less when compared to the conventional surgery that requires large incisions.

Moreover the time taken for an endoscopic spine surgery is less than the traditional surgical methods. The damage that happens usually to the surrounding tissues in the surgery area is very less in an endoscopic spine surgery.

In the earlier days the endoscopic techniques were used for diagnostic purposes only. But now it is used to treat the spinal disorders through endoscopic spine surgery.

An endoscopic spine surgery is also called the minimally invasive endoscopic spinal surgery because of the incisions made are smaller during the surgery.

One of the major advantages of an endoscopic spine surgery is the recovery time of the patient. The recovery time of the patient after the endoscopic spine surgery is very less.

With the endoscopic techniques the recovery time is in weeks rather than in months which was the case in the traditional surgeries of the spine. Before a patient is approved to undergo an endoscopic spine surgery the patient is thoroughly examined.

The examination of the patient who prefers an endoscopic spine surgery has to be done only by an experienced surgeon in these techniques.It is because, not all patients are suitable for an endoscopic spine surgery.

Selecting a surgeon for an endoscopic spine surgery consultation itself is a major task. Only experienced surgeons can evaluate the patient properly.Hence you have to select a surgeon who is more experienced in endoscopic spine surgery procedures.

Endoscopic laser spine surgery is also being done by many clinics which specialize in that surgery. Performing a search in the internet will throw you a lot of links for laser endoscopic spine surgery.

Contact us