Spinal endoscopy (UBE / PELD)

1. What Spinal endoscopy is

Keyhole techniques that treat disc herniation and some stenosis through centimetre-scale incisions, with fast mobilisation.

The technique's appeal is what it avoids: general muscle stripping, long incisions and slow mobilisation. Its limit is equally real: it treats the level it is aimed at, nothing else.

2. Who it is typically considered for

For imaging-confirmed compression matching the symptoms. A second read of your MRI is often the most valuable step before travelling.

3. How the process usually runs

4. What sits inside, and outside, the institution's bill

You contract with the institution directly and pay it directly. We add nothing to its bill and never handle payments owed to it.

5. Recovery and follow-up

6. Common questions

Will this fix my back pain?

It addresses the compression seen on imaging. Pain that does not come from that compression will not change; that is why the MRI review comes first.

What if a fusion is recommended instead?

That is a different, bigger operation with different implants and costs. Get the reasoning in writing before deciding.

How soon can I sit on a plane?

Short flights are often cleared within one to two weeks; ask the surgeon to put the guidance in writing.

Local or general anaesthesia?

Both are used depending on technique and level; the anaesthetic assessment decides.

7. What to ask the institution

• Which exact levels, and which technique?
• What happens if decompression alone is insufficient?
• What is the flying-home guidance?