[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I have had three back surgeries by two of the top spine surgeons in the country. I also got to know them and several other docs on a more personal basis because of my business.
From what they told me, a laser is simply another cutting tool not much different than a scalpel. True, it can make a little bit finer cut but the docs that I know have told me they can do the same things with a scalpel. All of my surgeries were considered minimally invasive procedures and were done with a scalpel. After the first, I was kept over night in the hospital. Following the last two, the second of which was pretty complex, I was released a few hours after the surgery.
Don't get sucked in by the word laser. It's only another tool. They still have to cut you open and fix whatever is wrong in there.