Keyhole surgery on the lower back that removes the part of a slipped disc, or of the bone, that is pressing on a nerve, to relieve sciatica and leg pain.
Pending doctor checkThrough a small cut, using a microscope, the surgeon removes the piece of disc pressing on the nerve (microdiscectomy) or widens a narrowed spinal canal by removing a little bone (laminectomy).
People with sciatica or leg pain, numbness or weakness from a slipped disc or a narrowed spinal canal, when medicines and physiotherapy have not helped.
Every patient gets their own estimate, in writing, from the hospital. These are the things that move it.
Room types, equipment and running costs differ from one hospital to the next.
A surgeon's fee follows their experience and how complex the operation is.
Keyhole or robotic surgery, and the make of any implant, can change the price.
Other conditions, earlier treatment and the tests you need before treatment all count.
Days in hospital, any time in intensive care and the weeks you spend recovering in India.
Physiotherapy, medicines to take home and follow-up visits are added only if your doctor asks for them.
The estimate is not final until the doctor has examined you in India. If anything changes, we explain it before you agree to it.
Get your written estimateSometimes. Physiotherapy and core exercises help lower the chance.
Often, yes. Endoscopic surgery uses an even smaller cut. The surgeon advises which suits your disc.
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