Hello Carrie,

I'm concerned that the terms "laser spine surgery" can give a false impression of what lasers can do. In reality lasers to my knowledge are really only used for "soft tissues", not bone. Though I know when I had knee surgery a number of years ago the doctor used the laser to "zap" a fragment of cartilage.

That I know Carrie does not really answer your question, but hopefully it helps clarify things a bit regarding lasers in spinal surgery.

I hope others can better answer your question.

RichT