Laser Spine Surgery and No Surgery Laser and Super (Superior to Laser) Procedures
- Jun 16
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 17
Dr. Prem Pillay , Singapore Brain Spine Nerves Center, Singapore
Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon with super speciality training in Neurosurgical Oncology
(Fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Hospital, U of Texas, USA)
Laser spine surgery and procedures refers to the use of a variety of technologies including lasers and Super Laser : superior to laser energy to treat spine disorders.
The Spine Conditions that may be treated include:
Spine Disc disease, Disc bulges, Disc protrusions, Herniated Spine Discs, Spine Disc Extrusions.
Spine Spondylosis and Stenosis and tears of the Annulus.
Spine Tumors such as Spine Metastases, Neuromas, Schwannomas, Ependymomas,and others.
The different types of Laser Spine Surgery and Procedures may include:
Percutaneous Needle and Micro-Needle Laser and Super Laser Discoplasty, Disectomy , Nucleoplasty, Annuloplasty(PLD, PLN)
Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Discetomy (PELD)
Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Foraminoplasty (PELF)
Microsurgical Laser Disectomy (MLD)
Microsurgical Laser Discoplasty (MLDO)
Microsurgical Laser Nucleoplasty (MLN)
Microsurgical Laser Spinal Tumor Resection (MLSTR)
There are several different types of Laser systems that include:
Holmium Lasers
Thulium Lasers
Nd-Yag Lasers4. CO2 Lasers
There are also some new “Super Lasers” (Potentially superior to Laser Energy devices) that can be used that include:
Plasma Energy
EMF-PAL Energy
In general the use of Laser spine surgery and superior to Laser spine procedures in a minimally invasive fashion allows spine surgery and no surgery spine procedures to be done quickly, often as a day procedure with return home the same day, frequently with no stitches required because of the small openings, much less pain and post-operative discomfort and lower surgical exposure risks. These treatments can also be quite effective for treating a variety of spine disorders
