Close-up of a surgeon performing a minimally invasive laser disc repair procedure using specialized surgical instruments in an operating room.

Laser Spine Surgery: Deuk Laser Disc Repair®

Chronic back or neck pain doesn't just hurt. It steals your life. The simple joys of playing with your grandchildren, tending your garden, or taking an evening walk become impossible dreams. You deserve better.
Deuk Laser Disc Repair® offers a way out. This advanced laser spine surgery eliminates chronic pain through a minimally invasive procedure that gets you back to living, walking, driving, and enjoying life, as soon as the day after surgery.

What Is Deuk Laser Disc Repair®?

Deuk Laser Disc Repair® represents the pinnacle of laser spine surgery technology, a true alternative to risky invasive procedures like spinal fusion and total disc replacement.

Developed by Board-Certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, this revolutionary procedure pioneered a new standard in minimally invasive spine treatment. With over 30 years of experience in advanced spine surgery, Dr. Deukmedjian has transformed how we approach back and neck pain relief.

Unlike traditional operations, Deuk Laser Disc Repair® is performed in an outpatient surgery center while you relax under light sedation. The procedure preserves your spine's natural strength and integrity. Nothing is compromised or weakened.

The results speak for themselves: since 2004, over 2,700 Deuk Laser Disc Repair® procedures have been performed with an extraordinary 0.01% complication rate, compared to traditional spine surgery's 5-50% complication rates.

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Deuk Laser Disc Repair® represents the pinnacle of laser spine surgery technology, a true alternative to risky invasive procedures like spinal fusion and total disc replacement.

Ready to explore your options? Complete our Free MRI Review to discover if you're a candidate for this life-changing treatment.

Schedule A Free MRI Review

A picture demonstrating Deuk Laser Disc Repair performed on the cervical spine.

Cervical DLDR for Neck/Arm Pain

Laser energy debriding the annular tear in the lumbar spine during Deuk Laser Disc Repair surgery.

Lumbar DLDR for Back/Leg Pain

A picture of a animated person with severe mid back pain necessitating the need for thoracic Deuk Laser Disc Repair.

Thoracic DLDR for Thoracic Pain

How Deuk Laser Disk Repair® works ?

The procedure begins with an incision smaller than a dime, just 4 to 7 millimeters. Through this minimal opening, a cylindrical dilator gently separates muscle tissue, creating a precise pathway to your damaged disc. A tubular retractor slides over the dilator and positions directly into the affected disc. The entire annular tear in the disc where your herniation originates becomes accessible through this narrow, protective tube.

An endoscopic camera enters the retractor, giving your surgeon crystal-clear visualization to guide the laser with millimeter precision. This approach protects surrounding bones and tissues, a stark contrast to the collateral damage caused by traditional fusions, microdiscectomy, and artificial disc procedures.

The Holmium YAG laser targets only the inflamed, pain-generating tissue within your disc. Under precise endoscopic guidance, the laser removes damaged disc material, specifically the torn annular fibers and herniated nucleus pulposus causing your suffering.

Once the inflammatory tissue is eliminated, the endoscope and retractor are removed. What remains? An incision smaller than a dime, closed with a single stitch and a band-aid.

Surgery duration: approximately 20 minutes per disc. Recovery time: 45 to 60 minutes before you head home. No hospitalization required. No hospital-acquired infection risks.

Deuk Laser Disc Repair® preserves what matters: your normal range of motion and disc flexibility remain intact. No fusion. No metal implants. No foreign biological materials. Just your body's natural healing process repairing the disc itself over the next 9 to 12 months.

After surgery, you return home to begin healing, without the need for opioids or narcotic painkillers. Traditional open spine surgeries create such severe trauma that patients endure weeks of drug-dependent recovery. Deuk Laser Disc Repair® is different.

A Patient-Focused Spinal Procedure

When patients suffering from chronic pain tell us what matters most, three priorities rise to the top.

First: pain elimination. Deuk Laser Disc Repair® delivers, with patients reporting an average of 99% pain relief from discogenic sources, permanently, in just one treatment.
Second: safety. With over 2,700 procedures performed across 20+ years, we've achieved a remarkable 0.01% complication rate and 0% infection rate. This minimally invasive technique's safety record stands in stark contrast to traditional spine surgery's 5-50% complication rates.
Third: rapid return to life. Our patients recover in about one hour and resume normal activities the next day with minor lifting and bending restrictions. No opioid dependency. Minimal bleeding, less than 3ml on average. Surgical discomfort typically resolves by the following morning, while your disc continues healing for months.

The result? Permanent relief from herniated discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, sciatica, and radiculopathy.

Deuk Laser Disc Repair® is simply the world's best solution for chronic discogenic back and neck pain. Discover if you're a candidate through our Free MRI Review.

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