Summary
A Texas patient had herniated and degenerated discs in his neck causing pain from the back of his neck through his shoulders and down his arm to the elbow, along with loss of grip. Having had fusions about 15 years earlier, he knew they can lead to adjacent disc disease, which he now has in his lower back and plans to have treated the following week. Dr. Deukmedjian repaired three cervical discs endoscopically through 4mm incisions, and the patient went home within an hour. On post-op day one, he reported that all of the pain was gone and his grip was back. He took only a Tylenol PM and called the procedure a game changer.
Transcript
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: It’s December 9th, 2022, and I have with me one of my patients who traveled from out of state, Texas to be exact.
Patient: Yes, sir.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: He’s suffering with neck pain, and I’ll let him tell you a little bit more about his symptoms. But he had herniated discs in his neck along with a degenerated disc. We just repaired those yesterday, less than about 12 hours ago, and he’s here now on post-op day one. It was outpatient, no hospitalization. You stayed at the hotel and you’re back this morning. How do you feel?
Patient: I feel great, Doc. I just want to thank you right off the bat, you and your team, for basically giving me another lease on life. I had pain in the back of my neck and across my shoulders, all the way down the back of my arm to my elbow, and I also had no grip. Today it’s all back. It’s just a game changer. His procedures are, because I’ve had fusions in the past, like 15 years ago, and you don’t want to do those because they just give you adjacent disc disease. I have that problem right now in my back, and Dr. Deuk is going to fix it next week, so I’m very much looking forward to that.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: We’ll be seeing him again next week after his back gets fixed. You broke it up into two procedures. We get people all the time asking us, “Can I come there and get my neck and my back fixed?” Yes, you can. We’ll probably do it on separate days. So you got three discs repaired yesterday. You can actually see right here in this video footage how small the incision is. Tiny. I was in there endoscopically using a laser to clean out the tear and remove the small herniation. So we sent you home an hour after your surgery, and here you are back today. How much of that pain did we get rid of?
Patient: All of it, Doc. 100%. And I mean, Doctor, they did surgery on three different levels through a really small hole.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Four millimeters.
Patient: Four millimeters. Incredible. There are no stitches. It’s just a Band-Aid. That’s crazy. If you have a three-level fusion, I don’t know how long that scar would be, but it’s about that long.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Yeah, a three-level fusion, and then of course you’ll have swallowing trouble for months, and then you’ll have pain and you’ll be on narcotics. Are you on any opioids or narcotics?
Patient: No, Doc. Last night I went home to the hotel and I just took a Tylenol PM, and that’s all the medication I’ve taken since the surgery.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: So with the Deuk Laser Disc Repair®, you don’t have to worry about getting addicted to painkillers, because there are no painkillers. Literally a Tylenol and that’s it, because it’s so minimally invasive. Far better than ACDF, far better than any other cervical type of surgery. Is there anything else you want to tell your fans out there before we wrap this up?
Patient: Yeah, I just want to let my parents know, and my ten younger brothers and sisters, if they’re watching this: if you have back issues, you need to come see Dr. Deuk, because he is one of the only people in the world that can do this procedure. It is a game changer and it’s well worth it. At least give him a review. He’ll do a free MRI review for you. Just do your research. Go to his website, dukespine.com, look at it, and give yourself a chance and do the right thing.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: Oh, thank you. And yes, right now I’m the only one, but someday there will be another one who will be doing these surgeries, and probably better than me.
Patient: Okay, thanks, Doc. Appreciate you, sir.
Dr. Ara Deukmedjian: We’ll see you soon.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair® at Deuk Spine Institute
This patient underwent the Deuk Laser Disc Repair® for three cervical discs at Deuk Spine Institute, treating herniated and degenerated discs that caused neck, shoulder and arm pain and loss of grip. Dr. Deukmedjian worked endoscopically through 4mm incisions with no stitches, using a laser to clean the tears and remove the herniations. The patient went home within an hour, took only a Tylenol PM, and had complete pain relief and restored grip the next morning. Because he had prior fusions and now has adjacent segment disease in his lower back, his lumbar repair was scheduled for the following week. Patients can submit their MRI for a complimentary MRI review and virtual consultation with Dr. Deukmedjian.