What is a laminotomy?
A laminotomy is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon removes a small piece of the disc from the back of the vertebra. The procedure is designed to relieve pain in the spine caused by a pinched nerve.
A laminotomy is performed on the disc, a layer of tissue that is located at the back of the vertebra. This layer protects and cares for the back of the spinal cord.
During the procedure, the surgeon makes a hole in the disc and removes a small piece of the disc, relieving pressure on the compressed nerves.
A laminotomy is performed when a variety of treatments have been tried to treat nerve pain but the patient’s condition has not improved.
A laminotomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure, which means that the recovery process is relatively easy.
It usually takes about 6 weeks for the nerve to heal completely. The healing time is individual and depends on the body - in some clinical cases, the effect of laminotomy is noticeable in a short time, while sometimes the patient feels relief after a certain period of time.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/laminotomy
