Cost of Herniated Disc Surgery

Cost of Herniated Disc Surgery in Bogotá Colombia

Depending on the number of components required for a specific procedure, the surgery time and the supplies required, the cost of herniated disc surgery can vary.

Herniated disc mini-open surgery with Dr. Miguel Farfan Orthopedist usually costs around $4200 USD. Minimally invasive endoscopic disc herniation surgery costs about $7200 USD

Additional Cost of Herniated Disc Surgery

• -Physical therapy:

• • After herniated disc surgery, the patient will require 10 to 20 sessions of physical therapy. Physical therapy cost with Dr Farfán’s team can add 300 to 400 USD to the cost.
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• -Personal assistant for surgery.
• If required by the patient, Dr Farfán can offer a personal assitant during the process to help patients undergoing all the process and administrative tasks required for surgery. This can add 300 to 500 USD more.
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• -Pain killers

• Doctor Farfan will prescribe pain relievers after surgery which can cost $50 to $100 USD.
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Cost of Herniated Disc Surgery in Bogotá Colombia or Mexico City, what is usually included?

In most cases, the price of the herniated disc surgery includes:

-Operating room fees, 

-Medications necessary for the hernia operation, 

-Medical fees of the orthopedic spine specialist and neurosurgeon 

-Postoperative overnight hospitalization.

Herniated Disc Surgery, how effective is it?

If the patient has a proper diagnosis and has tried medical management with judicious physical therapy, weight loss, and analgesic and anti-inflammatory medications, herniated disc surgery is highly effective.

In other words, those patients who have not improved with non-surgical medical management of a herniated disc benefit from surgery to relieve pain and improve their walking and physical activity function.

The herniated disc surgery is usually two-hour long. 

This procedure, when performed by qualified professionals, has excellent results and has shown a greater level of patient satisfaction than maintaining medical management with medication and physical therapy for more than two months.

The effectiveness of herniated disc surgery may be conditioned to many aspects, among them: patient’s lifestyle, patient’s weight, lack of physical therapy, among others. 

It is therefore recommended that patients maintain good lifestyle habits, weight control, spinal stretching, and regular physical activity despite herniated disc surgery.

Herniated Disc Surgery, what are the common risks?

When performed by a spine surgeon or neurosurgeon, herniated disc surgery is a safe procedure.

Complications that may occur after herniated disc surgery, although very rare, are:

-Bleeding

-Adverse or allergic reactions to drugs and anesthesia

-Bruising or bleeding

-Wound infections

-Residual pain

-Spinal cord nerve root lesions

-Dural sac tears

Herniated Disc Surgery, recovery time

The patient will be in the recovery room for one day following a herniated disc surgery. Walking in the recovery area after the first day of surgery is recommended.

Fluid and food intake will be resumed during this observation period, and intravenous medications will be administered to manage postoperative pain.

The first few days, patient should stay at home or in a hotel room with relative rest. 

After a certain period of time (usually 8 to 15 days), the patient will be able to resume physical therapy and return to simple activities that do not require exertion of the spinal column. 

Approximately six weeks after surgery, patient will be able to resume physical and work activities. 

The surgical stitches will be removed 15 days postoperatively.

How is herniated disc surgery conducted in Bogotá, Colombia?

It is recommended that international patients arrive to Bogota at least two days prior to the procedure in order to avoid secondary complications resulting from the altitude of the city.

After that, you will undergo a pre-anesthetic assessment with blood tests, which must be approved by the anesthesia specialist.

After fasting for at least eight hours, patient will arrive at the operating room with a family member two hours before the surgery. Comfortable clothes and no valuables are suggested for surgery day.

Once the patient is in the operating room, he/she will be anesthetized (general anesthesia) and positioned face down on the surgical table. Afterwards, Dr. Farfán and his team will proceed to clean the area to be operated (surgical asepsis antisepsis) and to locate the herniated disc with the X-ray equipment (C-arm).

Finally, an incision in the back (according to the chosen technique) will be performed to reach the herniated disc and proceed to remove it.

A small dressing will be placed on the patient’s back at the conclusion of the procedure, and he or she will be transferred to the recovery area for close monitoring.

Normal, Herniated disc surgery is performed on an outpatient basis. Sometimes if the immediate post-operative pain is not well controlled, the patient will requiere an overnight stay in the clinic.

Herniated Disc Surgery, Clinic facilities in Bogotá Colombia