Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression

In a Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression, the surgeon typically makes a less than 1-inch incision. This leads to far less blood loss and trauma to the body than open surgery. Additionally, one of the biggest risk factors and complications that arises with conventional open back and neck surgery is the formation of post-surgical scar tissue. Scar tissue can form a such a way that causes more nerve root irritation than a patient had before they went in for surgery in the first place. Through Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression, the scar tissue risks will not be completely eliminated but they will, however, be greatly reduced. Through the 1-inch incision, the surgeon will perform a variety of procedures to achieve maximum decompression with minimal disruption to the surrounding tissues. Typical procedures that would be performed in a Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression include: laminotomy, foraminotomy, destruction via thermal ablation, and discectomy.