Percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) is the utmost minimally invasive percutaneous laser technique in the treatment of disc hernias, cervical hernias, dorsal hernias(except for the segment T1-T5), and lumbar hernias. The procedure uses laser energy to absorb the water within the herniated nucleus pulpous creating a decompression.

Advantages of PLDD Laser Treatment

• It’s minimally invasive, hospitalization is unnecessary, and patients get off the table with just a small adhesive bandage and return home for 24 hours of bed rest. Then patients begin progressive ambulation, walking up to a mile. Most return to work in four to five days.
• Highly effective if correctly prescribed
• Processed under local, not general anesthesia
• Safe and fast surgical technique, No cutting, No scarring, Since only a tiny amount of disc is vaporized, there is no subsequent spinal instability. Different from open lumbar disc surgery, there is no damage to the back muscle, no bone removal, or a large skin incision.