Endoscopic discectomy.
Camera-guided. Through a single small incision.
A minimally invasive surgical option for select disc herniations: a small endoscope is used to visualize and remove the herniated fragment through an incision under one centimeter.
When the herniation needs to come out, take as little as possible.
Most disc herniations resolve with conservative care and time. A minority do not — and a few cause progressive neurologic symptoms or pain that does not respond to anything else. Endoscopic discectomy is a small-portal alternative to open microdiscectomy. Through a small skin incision, an endoscope is introduced to visualize the disc and the affected nerve root. The herniated fragment is removed under direct visualization.
A small-incision procedure under sedation or general anesthesia.
Depending on the approach and patient, the procedure is performed under conscious sedation with local anesthetic or general anesthesia. The skin incision is typically under one centimeter. Recovery is meaningfully faster than open surgery — most patients are home the same day and walking the next.
For confirmed, progressive, or refractory disc herniation.
Surgical discectomy of any kind is reserved for patients with persistent or progressive neurologic symptoms — weakness, progressive sensory loss, certain bowel and bladder findings — or with severe radicular pain that has not responded to a structured course of conservative care including injections. The herniation must correspond to the symptoms and imaging.
Most patients return to office work within a week.
Walking is encouraged from day one. Most patients return to office work within five to seven days. Heavier lifting and impact activity are restricted for four to six weeks. We coordinate with physical therapy to restore strength and mechanics through the recovery period — the procedure removes the fragment, but rehab is what brings the spine back to full function.
Stop accepting the downtime.
When the herniation must come out, take only what needs taking. Schedule a consultation at any Triumph location.