Iraqi Doctor Travels Halfway Around World for Neck Relief
Summary
A physician from Iraq travels across the world to Deuk Spine Institute to treat three herniated discs in his neck without fusion, metal hardware, or artificial discs. After undergoing Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, he shares his experience just 24 hours after surgery—pain free, off all medications, and grateful for a truly minimally invasive solution. As a doctor himself, he explains why transparent diagnosis, free MRI review, and preserving natural movement led him to choose Deuk Spine over disc replacement or fusion.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I'm here with one of my patients who traveled across half the world to come to Deuk Spine Institute to fix his neck. He had three herniated discs in the neck, and we did the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® procedure because he did not want to have a fusion. He didn't want metal in his neck. He didn't want artificial disc. He wanted the most natural, safest surgery that works the best for fixing disc injuries such as herniated discs in the neck. He had the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®. We went in, we found lots of herniations in the back of the disc. We took them all out through a tiny little tube that's 4 mm. He is a doctor, by the way. Tell us a little bit about how you're feeling.
Patient: I feel quite great today and I'm quite happy that I'm here. And once I arrived, I realized that I'm in safe hands. So, first of all, thank you very much. I really appreciate what you did for me and I look back with this live stream twice and I realized that you did a great job. It was unique and amazing and exactly matched my expectation. So really thank you is a priceless job. Thank you doctor.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Well, you had the opportunity to have treatment done elsewhere and I know you had for example the DISC-FX procedure which didn't work.
Patient: Yes, you are right.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And you had the opportunity to go to Turkey and have a prosthesis implant. Why did you choose the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® doctor?
Patient: From the beginning of my issue was started, I was thinking there must be another way of treating my problems minimally invasive. So, I was searching for hours and hours on the internet looking for the best place to do so. I came up with the procedures that you are doing and I found this is the one I'm looking for and I worked hard to go to meet you. And it was a great thing too. Once I submitted my MRI and I found you coming online on the Zoom to meet me without any payment to be honest and you discussed all the issue things that were not disclosed to me by other doctors. So, I decided to come to here to fix it in this way which is the magic way I would describe.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: And we've been showing the world for the last 11 years with our live stream online on a YouTube channel or our website. What's it like to practice medicine in Iraq? I've always wondered.
Patient: I'm currently a consultant dermatologist. I practice in a city which is called Sulaymaniyah. It is in the north Iraq, Kurdistan region, practicing dermatology and also some aesthetic medicine as well. That's my nature of job.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: I would love for you to say something to the viewers in your native tongue that something that you're comfortable saying.
Patient: Uh, I would I prefer to speak in Kurdish.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Kurdish would be great.
Patient: [Kurdish language testimonial]
Patient: I said that just only 24 hours passed uh by the surgery and I'm quite feeling well and I'm sure people doing the ACDF definitely they are not in this situation. Coming in front of a camera and speaking to people, definitely no.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: If you had a fusion, you would be in the hospital still with pain meds or narcotics which you're taking no pain medication.
Patient: Nothing. I have no any pills. That's the magic and the surprise of the surgery, the other part of the surgery.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Well, doctor, it it's an honor for me to take care of you. Thank you for choosing our company and I appreciate it. Live well and live long.
Patient: Thank you. Same wishes for you.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Thank you.
The Deuk Spine Institute Difference
Just 24 hours after surgery, this doctor was already back on his feet—something he says would be impossible after traditional ACDF fusion, where patients remain hospitalized on strong pain medications. He watched his own live-streamed surgery twice and was amazed by the precision of the procedure. Speaking to viewers in his native Kurdish, he called the results "priceless" and marveled at waking up without needing any pain pills. As a consultant dermatologist from Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, he appreciated Dr. Deukmedjian's transparency during their free consultation, where issues were discussed openly that other doctors had never mentioned.
