Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram
Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram
Surgical experience: 20+ years
Focus on spine patients: 15+ years
Trained & Worked in USA & UK
Success rate: More than 95%
: 98% < 456 Reviews >
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Recipient of Multiple Reputed Awards
If you are experiencing pain for less than 6 weeks and do not have any weakness in the nerves, you are very likely to benefit from our well-established non-surgical treatment protocols!
We follow Internationally-recommended treatment protocols to treat disc-related pain and discomfort, with more than 90% response rate using just medicines & physiotherapy alone.
Early-stage slip discs can be managed medically
Find out if you can avoid surgery by sharing your scans and previous prescriptions
It’s important to understand when surgery may be needed for treating your disc pain…
While majority of our patients recover with medicines & that is usually our first line of
treatment, the following patients may need a keyhole disc procedure to relieve the pain:
Which patients need surgery
Want to know how to get better without surgery?
If you have not responded well enough to conservative management for your pains then keyhole surgical intervention might be the best way to relieve your pain & regain your normal life.
With rapid advances in technology and with availability of keyhole surgical methods, disc surgery conducted by expert hands is now nearly 99% safe & is often just a day stay procedure as experienced by many of our domestic and overseas patients.
Find out how you can safely bounce-back to your active lifestyle again
STEP 1
Gaining access to the ruptured (slipped) disc using a variety of access tools
STEP 2
Removing the loose broken fragments that are creating pressure on your nerves (and sometimes stabilizing the spine after that)
STEP 3
Closing the keyhole wound which is often smaller than a couple of centimetres. Most patients can go home in less than 24 hours of admission
What surgery is usually needed for disc problems?
Find out if you qualify for our ‘Day Stay Disc Surgery’ program under our well established criteria for the same.
I’m confused by the various types of surgeries available on the internet for slipped disc in my lower back. I want the best option. Can you tell me which is the best?
I’m confused by the various types of surgeries available on the internet for slipped disc in my lower back. I want the best option. Can you tell me which is the best?
We can understand your dilemma. It is not unusual to come across terms like Minimally Invasive Discectomy, Endoportal Discectomy, Tube Discectomy, ‘Laser’ Disc Surgery (misnomer), Endoscopic Discectomy, Trans-Formaminal Discectomy, Stitchless Discectomy, etc.
Broadly speaking, there are just two types of established discectomy procedures: traditional open surgery and modern keyhole (mini-cut) surgery.
According to Dr. Rajan: “In my 20+ years of experience, I have seen the following advantages of keyhole disc surgery as compared to traditional open surgery:”
“Unlike most centres, our facility offers all of the above discectomy procedures. The procedure is chosen depending on the type of slipped disc, patient’s body structure etc & not on the basis of which particular method is faster for the surgeon or cheaper for the hospital,” Dr. Rajan added.
Find out which type of
discectomy is the best fit for you.
Does your surgeon specialise in spine?
Research has shown that surgeons who focus on a specific specialty give better results than those who do a mix of unrelated surgeries. Hence, a surgeon who specialises in spine is the better option.
So should I choose a neurosurgeon or an ortho surgeon?
It is important to understand that disc problems arise due to pressure on spinal nerves and not from the bone or disc itself. So it’s logical to consider a neurosurgeon because they understand nerves and nerve-related pain.
Can your surgeon offer ‘safe spine surgery’?
Did you know that most-commonly feared complications in spine surgery are related to poor handling of the nerves? So it’s important to ask your spine surgeon if he has had training in handling nerves safely. Please note that all neurosurgeons should have a formal degree in safe nerve handling.
Does your surgeon offer keyhole disc surgery?
All keyhole disc surgeries (Endoscopic/ Endoportal/ Minimally Invasive etc) have benefits mentioned above. Some even allow for surgery under local anaesthesia and may have same-day discharge. Ask your surgeon which technique he uses & whether he can offer you these benefits.
MBBS | MS (Surgery)
MCh (Neurosurgery)
FISS (USA, UK)
Head of Spine Surgery & Addl. Director of Neurosurgery - Artemis
India's first and only Spine-focussed Neurosurgeon Trained in advanced Spine Treatment from USA & UK One of the Pioneers of Keyhole Spine Surgery in the country Formally Qualified (MCh Neurosurgery) in handling nerves safely Having Over 20 years of surgical experience With Over 15 years of Focus on Spine Patients Operated on over 4000 patients & treated countless more medically Overall Safety, Success in spine of more than 95% Recipient of several reputed awards Personally performs all nerve-handling surgeries for positive outcomes 
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