What to Expect When Having a Facet Rhizotomy Procedure
Florida Surgery Consultants in Tampa, FL can help perform spine surgery you may have been needing for a long time. Our Facet Rhizotomy Procedure is one of the best we can offer to our patients. You will feel relief within hours and be back to daily activities the next day. Trust us to turn your life around and take away the pain you have been feeling in your spine for way too long now. We are here to help, and get you on the road to a pain free lifestyle!
Florida Surgery Consultants offers Rhizotomy Procedures for you
A facet rhizotomy procedure can help relieve pain by turning off the pain signals to the spines facets joints sent to the brain. To help you prepare for the procedure, your surgeon will give you detailed instructions about what you can eat, what medications you can or cannot take, and what type of anaesthetics you will need during the procedure.
During the spine surgery
You will be mildly sedated intravenously by IV to keep you comfortable but awake during the procedure. A local anesthetic is injected to numb the procedure site. Your pain specialists will use a real time x-ray to find and guide the needle into the right spot. Once the needle is in the right spot, a mild electrical stimulate nerve confirms the exact location. You may feel slight pressure and then the electrode is headed to the sensory nerves. When the procedure is complete, the needle is removed and the injection site is bandaged.
Once the surgery is complete
You may experience discomfort, bruising, soreness, and or swelling at the injection site. Most patients can return to work and everyday activities the following day of facet rhizotomy surgery. Your back may be sore and cold theory is the best form of treatment. You will notice relief within a few weeks of having the surgery done and be back on your feet in no time. You should keep in contact with Florida Surgery Consultants for any questions or concerns you may have or if you need to schedule a follow up appointment. It is very important to be on top of these things after having a surgical procedure done.
Let us help you find a solution to your spinal pain making sure you can avoid being in pain for the future. It is important to take care of your health and get the surgery before you let your body go to long in agony. We can make it all go away with facet rhizotomy surgery, trust us to change your life for the better. Get the procedure done today, do not wait any longer!
Contact Us
If you need spine surgery and have been searching for the right place to have a facet rhizotomy procedure done call Florida Surgery Consultants at 1 (888) 411-6824 to schedule an appointment today. Contact us. We have seven locations in Florida, Tampa, Gainesville, Ocala, Lakeland, Palm Harbor, The Villages, and Bradenton if you would like to visit us in the office.
