Lumbar hernia is the disease of the soft cartilage structure that we call the disc between the lumbar vertebrae that carries the weight of our body. There is a sheath surrounding this cartilage structure. The disease we call herniated disc is caused by the rupture of this sheath and the cartilage structure inside it protrudes and presses on the neighboring nerves, and it usually presents with the complaint of severe pain in one leg as well as low back pain. Basically, the purpose of herniated disc surgery is to remove the pressure on the nerves by removing this protruding cartilage structure. However, this is the last stage of the disease. Until it reaches this state, there are initial stages such as stretching of the sheath around the disc and formation of cracks. Although patients with this condition have very severe pain, we recommend non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy, drug therapy, and exercises.
The main advantages of the microsurgery technique under the microscope, known as closed surgery, compared to open surgeries are as follows: First of all, since it is entered from a small place such as 1.5 cm in the waist, surgery site pain is minimized. There is little or no bleeding during the surgery. Since better vision is provided under the microscope in closed surgery, there are no problems such as incomplete removal or recurrence of hernia compared to open surgery. No matter how big the hernia is, it is removed more easily and safely in closed surgery. In closed surgery, almost no scar remains. Healing is achieved in a very short time. 6 hours after the herniated disc surgery with microsurgery, the patient gets up and walks with all leg pain gone, and 12 hours later he is discharged on foot.
