Back Surgery in India

Back surgery in India follows a structured and tailored approach procedure for the Individuals. The advanced procedure includes all the advanced surgical devices with experienced spine specialists who perform back surgery to treat in order to retrieve the spine normalities.

Here are the step-by-step procedures for Back surgery in India:

Initial consultation and diagnosis

• Your spine specialists or surgeons consult with the individual about their conditions and go through various diagnostic scans or tests such as CT, MRI, or X-ray scans, etc in order to gauze the conditions such as herniated discs, spinal stenosis, deformities, etc. 
• After diagnosing, your surgeon will first try to use non-surgical means such as medication, spinal injections, or physical therapy to better the conditions. If this fails, then your surgeon will decide to go on with the surgery procedure to start.

Pre-Surgery Preparation

• Your surgeon will conduct various pre-operative tests like blood work, ECG, and medical & physical evaluations and review them in order to check the individual’s fitness for the surgery.
• Your surgeon will also discuss the types of surgical methods, their potential risks or complications, their outcomes & recovery procedures, etc.
• Then, for the procedure, your spine specialists will instruct various pre-operative instructions and advises some lifestyle changes such as weight loss, zero or no smoking, fasting before surgery, etc.
• General anesthesia is prescribed on the day of the surgery in order to have pain-free surgery procedure for the individual.

Surgery Procedure on the Basis of Types

During evaluations, your surgeon has already discussed with the type of surgical techniques which can be used to treat your specific condition. 

Different surgical techniques performed during the back surgery procedure.

• For Discectomy, the surgeon perform open spine surgery and make a long incision in the back or neck.
• For Microdiscectomy, which is a minimally invasive technique, your surgeon uses a special instrument and an endoscope to visualize the surgical site.

• Laminectomy is also can be performed by open 

surgery or minimally invasive surgery. In this, an incision is made along the midline of the back. In open surgery, usually, the incision is long.

• It is important to note that the minimally invasive technique is often performed by highly experienced qualified spine specialists, but not all can perform it. 
• Open spinal fusion or minimally invasive spinal fusion, either method can be used to perform spinal fusion surgery to join the two vertebrae.
• Spine surgeons can use advanced technology such as microsurgical tools, intraoperative imaging, and navigation systems to enhance precision or maintaining accuracy during surgery.
• At the last step, the incision will be closed off with sutures, bandages, and dressings is being done.

Post-Surgery Recovery & Care

• Your surgeon will administer you with pain management and physical therapy in order to enhance the healing process.
• You may need to stay in the hospital for 3-4 days, depending on the type of surgery performed on you.
• After discharge, you will receive medications, physical therapy, and guidelines to follow for the recovery process.
• Regular follow-up appointments will be done in order to monitor the recovery and healing process and advise medications and therapy accordingly.