Laser spine surgery is advanced surgical treatment for the neck and back. It is state-of-the art minimally invasive spine surgery done through an endoscope. An endoscope is a very small high definition video camera that is placed into the damaged or abnormal area of the spine. Tiny instruments are placed through the endoscope to fix disks, bone spurs, stenosis or fuse the spine. Advantages of the endoscope are it’s very small size; it is the size of a pencil significantly decreasing damage to skin, muscle and bone. The skin incision is smaller then a fingernail (7-8 mm) making the scar difficult to see. The muscles are dilated and pushed to the side by the small tube rather then retracted minimizing muscle damage and back pain. The endoscope is placed through the side of the spine rather then the back decreasing bone removal. Little to no bone has to be removed which is much, much less then a laminotomy or laminectomy. These advantages add up to decreased post-operative pain and quicker recovery.