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Facet Disease Surgery at LSI is Effective and Safe
If you’re planning on having facet disease surgery, you should consider the minimally invasive treatment treatment provided by Laser Spine Institute. We offer facet thermal ablation, which cleans diseased tissue from the affected joint and deaden the nerves that communicate pain impulses to the brain. It’s different from traditional facet syndrome surgery offered by many doctors. That surgery, called a spinal fusion, joins the weakened or fractured facet joint to an adjacent joint for added stability and support. The joining causes immobilization of the two joints which can cause stress—and new back pain—in a different area of the spine. Additionally, the body can reject the fusion altogether, causing further problems. Spinal fusion also requires open-back surgery, which can be painful and comes with risks like infection.
On contrast, facet disease surgery at LSI:
- Has less than .10% chance of infection.
- Usually has a recovery time of around two weeks.
- Is an outpatient procedure.
- Uses small incision.
- Uses only local anesthesia and IV sedation.
Additionally, some of our patients feel relief from their facet disease before they are even off the operating table. More than 85% say that they’ve experienced an increased quality of life within three months of the procedure.
If you’d like to learn more about facet disease surgery at LSI, contact us today. We’ll review your CT scan or MRI to help determine whether our procedure is a good choice for you.