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Laser-Assisted Sciatica Treatment Often Results in Fewer Complications than Conventional Surgery

Laser-Assisted Sciatica Treatment Often Results in Fewer Complications than Conventional Surgery

As a sciatica sufferer, the pain in the back of your leg and buttocks may be so severe that you can’t get out of bed some days. You may have even quit your favorite activity - be it an after-dinner walk or playing catch with your kids - because sciatica just makes it too painful. But the thought of major surgery scared you enough to put off treatment and a return to the old life you loved. Your doctor has described it all in detail: the general anesthesia, a large incision or incisions in your back, days of hospitalization, and the dangerous risks, like infection, that come with that type of sciatica surgery. No one could blame you from opting out. Or maybe your situation is so severe or risky the doctor has told you surgery is not an option. Either way, you’re left with debilitating pain and a reduced quality of life. But with Laser Spine Institute, there’s hope for you.  We offer a low-risk, highly effective surgery that can offer you relief from sciatica with benefits unobtainable with conventional, open-back surgery.

Those benefits include:

  • No general anesthesia, large incisions, or hospitalization, so related complications, including infection, are less likely.
  • Reduced chance of complications, meaning the procedure is safer for more patients, even some already excluded as candidates for open-back sciatica surgery.
  • A less invasive procedure than conventional open-back surgery, so tissue damage is minimal and recovery time is faster and less painful. Patients are often back to their normal activities in as little as two weeks.
  • A gentle procedure requiring only local anesthesia and IV sedation to keep patients comfortable. This allows them to be awake and in communication with the doctor during the surgery.
  • Immediate sciatica pain relief, sometimes before patients are even off the operating table.
  • The confidence that comes with a historically high success rate.

For more information on the benefits of laser spine surgery for sciatica sufferers and to receive a free MRI or CT scan review, call us today.

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