The Spine Hospital of Louisiana – First in State to Offer Laser Spine Surgery

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana remains on the leading-edge of minimally invasive spine surgery by becoming the only provider of laser spine surgery on the Gulf Coast.  The state’s largest group of spine surgery specialists now offers laser spine surgery as another lasting treatment option for chronic neck and back pain caused by conditions including spinal stenosis, herniated discs, degenerative disorders, spinal trauma and more.

Laser spine surgery is a type of minimally invasive spinal surgery that allows for smaller incisions than standard open back surgery. The laser equipment utilized at The Spine Hospital of Louisiana is a machine that uses a fiber optic cable (about the size of a strand of human hair) to aid the precise vaporization of spinal abnormalities, such as a herniated disc.  Minimally invasive laser spine surgery performed by the physicians at The Spine Hospital of Louisiana achieves results that are quicker, safer, and require less recovery time than the traditional surgery. Patients often go home the same day with small incisions which can be covered with a small bandage or Band-Aid.

“The application of minimally invasive surgery is something we do on a daily basis” says Spine Hospital of Louisiana neurosurgeon, Dr. Kelly J. Scrantz. “When we see patients we want to do the simplest, smallest surgery possible which is going to yield the best possible results. The laser is a tool to help us accomplish just that.”

About The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana is a five-star, physician-owned, 23 inpatient bed hospital located within The NeuroMedical Center Campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana offering patients the full spectrum of specialized care for the brain, spine and nervous system. It is home to the South’s largest group of neurosurgical specialists who expertly utilize the most advanced minimally invasive techniques available and remain on the cutting-edge of complex spinal surgery. Our five-star facility, voted #1 Hospital in Louisiana in both 2015 and 2016 boasts an expert team of neurosurgeons, ortho-spine surgeons, pain medicine physicians and neuroradiologists who all specialize in the non-surgical and surgical treatment of disorders affecting the spine and spinal cord.

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