"Laser Spine Surgery" is misleading language used in promotional material from other centers, when in fact they do a very traumatic access operation requiring a sizeable opening, stretching and tearing muscle, drilling and cutting out bone, ligament and commonly joint also. The bone, ligament and joint removed is typically completely normal and doing an important job in the spine. Removing it causes permanent damage and permanent symptoms due to this damage (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome). After doing this type of damaging opening, laser is of no benefit. If it is used at all, it would be just in order to call it "Laser Surgery". Laser does not actually do very much in the spine and therefore is only rarely needed in any spine procedure.

Mayo Clinic says: "At Mayo Clinic, we don't use or recommend laser spine surgery" - H. Gordon Deen, M.D., Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic.

"Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" - This is what every spine surgeon claims to do. Exactly how small is it? Most so called "minimally invasive spine surgery" is actually very traumatic and damaging. The problem is that the words "minimally invasive" mean something different to each person using the words. Is it bigger than your fingernail, smaller than your fist? There is no specific or standard meaning.

"Micro-discectomy" - a misnomer which sounds small. Actually it is a traumatic access operation requiring a sizeable opening, cutting muscle and typically drilling and cutting bone and joint also. A microscope is a large device located outside of the body and requires a traumatic opening, large enough to see inside.

"Endoscopic" is also misleading language used in promotional material from other centers, when in fact they do a very traumatic access operation requiring a sizeable opening, stretching and tearing muscle, drilling and cutting out bone, ligament and commonly joint also. The bone, ligament and joint removed is typically completely normal and doing an important job in the spine. Removing it causes permanent damage and permanent symptoms due to this damage (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome).

"Instead of Open Surgery" - can be very misleading language used in promotional material from other centers, when in fact they do a very traumatic access sizeable opening, stretching and tearing muscle, drilling and cutting out bone, ligament and commonly joint also. The bone, ligament and joint removed is typically completely normal and doing an important job in the spine. Removing it causes permanent injury and permanent symptoms due to this trauma (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome). After doing this type of damage (more damage than with the typical open surgery), to call it "instead of open surgery" is absurd. This deception is beyond HYPE.