DR. FARFÁN SPINE SURGERY
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA
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Spine surgery in Bogotá, Colombia
Learn about the Cost of Spine Surgery in Bogota Colombia. Lumbar Fusion, TLIF, ALIF, XLIF, XLIF
CIRUGÍA DE COLUMNA VERTEBRAL EN BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA TLIF, ALIF, XLIF
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DR. MIGUEL FARFÁN
Alta especialidad en cirugía de Columna U. Nacional Autónoma de México (en curso).
Ortopedista U. del Rosario Bogotá
Médico U. Nacional de Colombia
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Dr. Miguel Farfan is an Orthopedic Surgeon who graduated from the National University of Colombia and the University of Rosario with the Santa Fe Foundation of Bogota. He has a degree in spine surgery from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. He currently works as a specialist in spine surgery in Colombia.
The main pathologies treated by Dr. Farfán are sciatic pain, lumbar disc herniation surgery, lumbar stenosis or narrow lumbar canal and narrow cervical canal, and cervical disc herniations.
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Price of Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery in Private Clinic in Bogota-Colombia
Lumbar spine surgery in a private clinic. What does it consist of?
A lumbar spine surgery is a procedure in which the spine surgery specialist performs surgery to decompress and fix the spine that has a disease such as a narrow lumbar canal or spondylolisthesis. The objective of the spine operation with or without lumbar fusion is to decompress the neural elements of the lumbar region, align and recover the normal structure of the spine, and relieve pain and discomfort in the lumbar region and legs as a result of nerve compression. Spine surgery is also known as lumbar arthrodesis, lumbar fusion, lumbar decompression, TLIF, ALIF, or XLIF lumbar fixation.
There are different types of techniques to perform a spine operation, however, the most frequent are:
1) Spine operation by decompression alone.
2) Spine operation by decompression and lumbar fixation or arthrodesis (fusion)
3) Lumbar fixation or arthrodesis without decompression
Each type of spine surgery approach seeks to restore the function of the lumbar spine by removing the elements causing pain and misalignment due to degenerative pathologies. The lumbar spine operation is recommended in patients with low back pain and sciatic pain that could be distributed to the legs, which has not improved with physical therapy, medications, anti-inflammatories, or immunomodulators, after treatment for about three months.
In Bogota Colombia, the price of a spine operation may vary depending on the number of components required for each procedure and the surgical time and supplies.
The price of a spine operation in a private clinic with the team of Dr. Miguel Farfan Orthopedist by private, can range from 15,000 to 20,000 U.S. dollars depending on the number of levels and instruments required. Prices for spine surgery or lumbar fusion can also vary if hospitalization is required for one or two days or if the patient requires home nursing, physical therapy, or several days of hospitalization.
The price of the spine operation usually includes operating room fees, the necessary medications for the spine operation, the rental of special x-ray equipment used in operating rooms, the rental of a neurosurgical microscope for the performance of the intervention, the hiring of the instrument maker and anesthesiologist, the medical fees of the orthopedic spine specialist and the postoperative overnight hospitalization. In addition, if required, the price of the spine operation will include the transpedicular titanium screws needed, the inter-somatic box (PEEK), two fixation bars, and a crossbar.
The price of the spine operation usually includes operating room fees, the necessary medications for the spine operation, the rental of special x-ray equipment used in operating rooms, the rental of a neurosurgical microscope for the performance of the intervention, the hiring of the instrument maker and anesthesiologist, the medical fees of the orthopedic spine specialist and the postoperative overnight hospitalization. In addition, if required, the price of the spine operation will include the transpedicular titanium screws needed, the inter-somatic box (PEEK), two fixation bars, and a crossbar.
Spine surgery or lumbar fusion, how effective is it?
The effectiveness of spine surgery is high as long as the patient has a proper diagnosis and has tried medical management with prudent physical therapy, weight loss, and analgesic and anti-inflammatory management. In other words, those patients who have not improved with non-surgical medical management benefit from surgery to relieve pain and improve their walking and physical activity function. The decision to perform spine surgery on a patient should be agreed upon by the spine specialist, the patient, and the patient's family.
The surgical time for a spine operation can range from 2 to 6 hours depending on the number of vertebral bodies or "levels" to be operated on. The greater the number of vertebral levels required, the longer the surgical time.
When spine surgery is performed by qualified professionals trained with Fellowship or a higher degree of specialization, the results are usually excellent and have shown greater patient satisfaction than maintaining medical management with medication and physical therapy for more than 2 months.
The effectiveness of spine surgery may be conditioned by many aspects, including the patient's habits, the patient's weight, other wear and tear, or problems in other areas of the spine that continue to cause pain, and lack of physical therapy, among others.
Smoking, being overweight, and a sedentary lifestyle are factors that harm the surgical outcome of patients.
After spine surgery, patients should maintain good lifestyle habits, weight control, spine stretching, and regular physical activity.
Spine surgery or lumbar fusion, care after the operation
After a spinal disc herniation surgery or operation, the patient will be in the recovery room and hospitalization normally for one day. During this period you may feel tingling discomfort in your legs or even discomfort in walking. This should improve promptly. It is advisable to walk after the first day of surgery in the recovery area.
During this observation period, fluid and food intake will be resumed and postoperative pain will be managed with intravenous medications. Additionally, prophylactic antibiotic management will be administered to prevent postoperative infections.
The first few days he will have to stay at home or in a hotel with relative rest and must remain in the city of Bogota. You should take the medications and antibiotics prescribed by Dr. Farfán and follow the instructions. After a certain period (usually 8 to 15 days) you will have to restart physical therapy and you will be able to return to simple activities that do not imply efforts on the spine.
As the postoperative days pass and your pain improves with physical therapy, you will be able to resume physical and work activities; this will take about six weeks postoperatively. The surgical stitches will be removed 15 days postoperatively.
Spine surgery or lumbar fusion, what is the procedure like?
International patients should arrive in the city of Bogota at least two days before the procedure to avoid secondary complications due to the altitude of the capital. Subsequently, you will be evaluated by an anesthesia specialist in a pre-anesthetic assessment with blood labs which must be approved. You will arrive at the operating room with a family member two hours before the surgery with at least 8 hours of fasting. The patient should wear comfortable clothes and no valuables. Once the patient is in the operating room, he/she will be anesthetized (general anesthesia) and positioned face-down on the surgical table. Afterward, Dr. Farfán and his team will proceed to clean the area to be operated (asepsis and antisepsis) and to position the X-ray equipment (C-arm) to locate the site of your hernia surgery. Once the specialist identifies the affected disc, he/she will proceed to make the incision in the back (according to the chosen technique) to reach the herniated disc and proceed to remove it. At the end of the procedure, you will have a small covering dressing on your back and will be transferred to the recovery area where you will be closely monitored.
Spine surgery or lumbar fusion, in which private clinic is it performed? The cervical spine or cervical disc herniation surgeries with Dr. Miguel Farfan Orthopedist are performed in the city of Bogota in the VIP Clinic and the Mediport Ambulatory Surgery Center where quality standards for handling national and international patients are available. Find a gallery of the facilities below:
International patients should arrive in the city of Bogota at least two days before the procedure to avoid secondary complications due to the altitude of the capital. Subsequently, you will be evaluated by an anesthesia specialist in a pre-anesthetic assessment with blood labs which must be approved. You will arrive at the operating room with a family member two hours before the surgery with at least 8 hours of fasting. The patient should wear comfortable clothes and no valuables. Once the patient is in the operating room, he/she will be anesthetized (general anesthesia) and positioned face-down on the surgical table. Afterward, Dr. Farfán and his team will proceed to clean the area to be operated (asepsis and antisepsis) and to position the X-ray equipment (C-arm) to locate the site of your hernia surgery. Once the specialist identifies the affected disc, he/she will proceed to make the incision in the back (according to the chosen technique) to reach the herniated disc and proceed to remove it. At the end of the procedure, you will have a small covering dressing on your back and will be transferred to the recovery area where you will be closely monitored.
Spine surgery or lumbar fusion, in which private clinic is it performed? The cervical spine or cervical disc herniation surgeries with Dr. Miguel Farfan Orthopedist are performed in the city of Bogota in the VIP Clinic and the Mediport Ambulatory Surgery Center where quality standards for handling national and international patients are available. Find a gallery of the facilities below:
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