Neurosurgery Spinal Surgery
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Discectomy and laminectomy are common procedures carried out by St. Vincent’s Neurosurgeons to relieve pain and numbness in the back and limbs. The procedures are performed to relieve back pain, numbness, and weakness in limbs caused by conditions such as bulging or ruptured discs and sciatica. Pending your condition, your doctor will advise which procedure you may require.
Discectomy
What is a discectomy procedure?
A surgical procedure to remove a herniated (slipped) portion of a spinal disc that is causing nerve compression and pain. The goal is to relieve pain and improve neurological function. It can be performed through an open incision or minimally invasively.
Who is discectomy for?
It is typically recommended for patients who experience persistent pain, numbness, or weakness in limbs caused by a herniated spinal disc. It may also be recommended if treatments such as physical therapy, medication, and rest have not provided relief.
Are there different levels of surgery?
Most discectomy procedures only remove 1 disc however some patients may require 2 or more discs removed. This may increase the length and costs of surgery.
What is the recovery time?
Your doctor will advise you on your recovery post-surgery but typically patients will likely start walking within 1-2 days followed by a 2 week period of rest and recovery. A full recovery can take up to 8 weeks.
A surgical procedure to remove a herniated (slipped) portion of a spinal disc that is causing nerve compression and pain. The goal is to relieve pain and improve neurological function. It can be performed through an open incision or minimally invasively.
Who is discectomy for?
It is typically recommended for patients who experience persistent pain, numbness, or weakness in limbs caused by a herniated spinal disc. It may also be recommended if treatments such as physical therapy, medication, and rest have not provided relief.
Are there different levels of surgery?
Most discectomy procedures only remove 1 disc however some patients may require 2 or more discs removed. This may increase the length and costs of surgery.
What is the recovery time?
Your doctor will advise you on your recovery post-surgery but typically patients will likely start walking within 1-2 days followed by a 2 week period of rest and recovery. A full recovery can take up to 8 weeks.
Laminectomy
What is a laminectomy procedure?
A surgical procedure to remove part of the bony roof of the spinal canal (lamina), to relieve nerve compression and spinal stenosis. This procedure is performed to alleviate pain, numbness, and weakness in limbs caused by conditions such as herniated disc, spinal stenosis, and degenerative spinal disorders.
Who is laminectomy for?
Patients who are experiencing pain or numbness that travels through the arms and legs due to damaged vertebrae where other treatments such as physical therapy or pain medications have failed to improve their condition.
Are there different levels of surgery?
Most laminectomy procedures only impact 1 vertebrae however some patients may require 2 or more vertebrae operated on. This may increase the length and costs of surgery.
What is the recovery time?
Your doctor will advise you on your recovery post-surgery but typically patients will likely start walking within 1-2 days followed by a 2 week period of rest and recovery. A full recovery can take up to 8 weeks.
A surgical procedure to remove part of the bony roof of the spinal canal (lamina), to relieve nerve compression and spinal stenosis. This procedure is performed to alleviate pain, numbness, and weakness in limbs caused by conditions such as herniated disc, spinal stenosis, and degenerative spinal disorders.
Who is laminectomy for?
Patients who are experiencing pain or numbness that travels through the arms and legs due to damaged vertebrae where other treatments such as physical therapy or pain medications have failed to improve their condition.
Are there different levels of surgery?
Most laminectomy procedures only impact 1 vertebrae however some patients may require 2 or more vertebrae operated on. This may increase the length and costs of surgery.
What is the recovery time?
Your doctor will advise you on your recovery post-surgery but typically patients will likely start walking within 1-2 days followed by a 2 week period of rest and recovery. A full recovery can take up to 8 weeks.
Our Team
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Mr Bryden Dawes
Mr Bryden Dawes is a highly qualified Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon. He has expertise in cerebrovascular surgery (brain aneurysms, AVMs, moyamoya dis ...
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Mr Bryden Dawes is a highly qualified Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon. He has expertise in cerebrovascular surgery (brain aneurysms, AVMs, moyamoya disease), skull base surgery (meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, trigeminal neuralgia) and minimally invasive spine surgery.
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Mr Fahmi Jalil
Upon being awarded his fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the University of Toronto granted him a subspecialty training posit ...
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Upon being awarded his fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the University of Toronto granted him a subspecialty training position in complex spine surgery as part of a joint Neurosurgery/Orthopaedic program at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
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Dr Tiew Han
Tiew graduated from medicine at the University of Adelaide in 1991, before undertaking neurosurgical training at hospitals in Adelaide and Melbourne, ...
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Tiew graduated from medicine at the University of Adelaide in 1991, before undertaking neurosurgical training at hospitals in Adelaide and Melbourne, including Flinders Medical Centre, and the Royal Adelaide, the Adelaide Children’s and St Vincent’s Hospitals.
After becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2000, he pursued further post-fellowship training at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, gaining skills in spinal and brain tumour procedures while working under some of the world’s foremost neurosurgeons. Read Less
After becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2000, he pursued further post-fellowship training at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, gaining skills in spinal and brain tumour procedures while working under some of the world’s foremost neurosurgeons. Read Less
Mr Yi Yuen (Ian) Wang
Dr Yi Yuen (Ian) Wang is a neurosurgeon who specialises in minimally-invasive techniques for neurological disorders to achieve reduced recovery times ...
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Dr Yi Yuen (Ian) Wang is a neurosurgeon who specialises in minimally-invasive techniques for neurological disorders to achieve reduced recovery times and optimal outcomes.
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Dr David Oehme
Dr David Oehme is a Melbourne-based neurosurgeon who is highly qualified and skilled in the management and treatment of complex spine conditions and b ...
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Dr David Oehme is a Melbourne-based neurosurgeon who is highly qualified and skilled in the management and treatment of complex spine conditions and brain tumours. He employs minimally-invasive and keyhole techniques to help maximise neurological function, reduce complications and speed recovery time.
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Dr Andrew Gogos
Mr Gogos is an expert in brain tumour and cranial surgery, having completed a prestigious brain tumour fellowship at the University of California, San ...
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Mr Gogos is an expert in brain tumour and cranial surgery, having completed a prestigious brain tumour fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. He is passionate about providing individualised care using the latest technologies and minimally-invasive techniques to improve outcomes for his patients.
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