Summary
A Treasure Coast, Florida resident had been suffering from back and leg pain for two years following a prior microdiscectomy that resulted in a serious bone infection. Leaving him understandably cautious about undergoing any further open surgery. When surgeons recommended fusion for the discs above the infected level, he declined due to the high infection risk associated with invasive procedures. His wife discovered Deuk Spine Institute online, and after reviewing Dr. Deukmedjian’s YouTube videos and comparing recovery timelines, he chose the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. One week after his outpatient procedure; performed from the side using a laser rather than a large incision. He described the difference as night and day, waking up pain-free, moving normally, and fully recovered the same day as surgery with zero infection risk.
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Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I’m sitting with one of my patients who had the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® instead of a fusion. Sitting here now. What was your surgery, a week ago?
Patient: Yes. Last Thursday.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: How do you feel today?
Patient: I feel tremendously great compared to where I was. Where I am now versus where I was… it’s night and day.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And you live locally, right?
Patient: Yes. Here on the Treasure Coast.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: On the Treasure Coast of Florida. And why did you choose to come to Deuk Spine Institute?
Patient: I previously had a microdiscectomy surgery that did not go well. I ended up with a bone infection. It took me a little time to get the nerve up to decide to do something else. My wife found your Institute online. After visiting with you, thinking about it, and getting other opinions, I decided to go with Deuk Spine Institute.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And you were offered by other surgeons fusions for your discs above your infected disc. Why did you not want to do the fusion surgery?
Patient: I didn’t want to take that chance of having another harsh surgery compared to what I went through before.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Fusions also are high risk for infection. I don’t know if they told you that. But infections are real and they’re serious, and they occur with open back surgery. They don’t occur with the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. We’ve not had a single infection to my knowledge from the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® in 17 years and 1,700 surgeries.
Patient: You found out about Deuk Spine online?
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yes. My wife told me about it. I went on to watch your channels on YouTube and watch the different procedures. It was just a tremendous recovery time for people. How quickly they were recovering versus if they were to have different types of surgeries.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And how long was your recovery after your Deuk Laser Disc Repair®? How long did you stay here recovering?
Patient: I went home the same day that afternoon.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: What was your life like before your Deuk Laser Disc Repair® surgery? How much pain were you having in your back and in your leg?
Patient: It was extreme. It was hard to get up every morning and get motivated to do anything. And then after my surgery, I get up in the mornings and I feel great. I’m moving without any pain, like I was before. It’s such a difference. And I recommend anybody come here, get checked out by these guys because they know. The whole staff, everybody, is just great. They work with you, help you out. There’s no just giving you something and telling you what you need without giving you an explanation and helping you through the process.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I appreciate you saying that, and my staff do as well. You can see during your surgery we actually went in instead of with the big incision like you would with a fusion or microdiscectomy. We went from the side and we used the laser to clean out the herniation and get rid of the back pain that you’ve been having for how long now?
Patient: Two years.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Two years of back pain. You happy with the results?
Patient: Absolutely. I can’t thank you enough. There aren’t enough words.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Congratulations. Thank you. All right go enjoy life.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute for two years of chronic lower back and leg pain following a prior microdiscectomy that had resulted in a serious bone infection. When additional surgeons recommended spinal fusion for the discs above the infected level, he declined. Aware that open back surgery carries significant infection risk. The Deuk Laser Disc Repair® uses a minimally invasive transforaminal laser endoscopic approach from the side with no large incision, no muscle retraction, no hardware, and no hospitalization and has recorded zero infections across 17 years and over 1,700 procedures. The patient went home the same afternoon as his outpatient surgery and was fully active and pain-free within a week. For patients with prior failed back surgeries, bone infections, or high-risk surgical histories, the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® represents the safest and most effective minimally invasive alternative to spinal fusion and repeat open surgery. Begin with a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian at Deuk Spine Institute.