Jeff Langmaid, former director at the largest minimally invasive spine surgery company, questions whether these procedures actually reduce postoperative pain or if they're just better marketing. The smaller incisions don't automatically mean better outcomes.
You probably have heard of minimally invasive surgery. I used to practice and I was actually the director of Total Spine Care at the world's largest outpatient elective minimally invasive spine surgery company. And you might be wondering, okay, is this actually better for the patient? Minimally invasive sounds good, but what does that actually mean? Sounds great on the surface. It sounds smaller, sounds faster, sounds easier, but does minimally invasive always mean less pain? And that's where today's research is gonna get really interesting.
