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Over 80,000 Procedures and a World of Reasons to Believe in Bonati

The Bonati Experience

Our medical complex offers an array of medical services along with an administration center to ensure each patient receives dependable, effective and excellent treatment and service.

Located near major cities, the institute is easily accessible from nearby airports and a number of highways. With outstanding physicians and staff, we offer state‑of‑the‑art procedures in a comfortable, patient‑friendly environment. At The Bonati Spine Institute, you can rest assured you are being cared for by physicians and staff members dedicated to your well‑being.

World Class Experience

Our goal is to become a partner in your spine health. At The Bonati Spine Institute you will be treated as an individual, entitled to comprehensive care, and not as a number. This is what sets us apart. That, and of course, our unmatched expertise and the patented Bonati Spine Procedures, performed exclusively at The Bonati Spine Institute.

At The Bonati Spine Institute, you will get relief from the pain, weakness and numbness in your neck, back, legs and arms. We will help you get the pieces of your life back together.

Our experienced staff is consistently rated as excellent by our patients, as they are dedicated to making your experience with us as smooth and pleasant as possible while maintaining a life‑long partnership in your spine care.

Everyone at The Bonati Spine Institute is a patient advocate, ready to listen and help you and your family obtain the most pleasant and successful results possible. The definition of our success resides with the individual patient. Despite today’s world of marketing claims, we feel that only a patient should evaluate the merits of their treatment. That’s why patients from over 33 different countries around the world trust their backs to The Bonati Spine Institute.

Advantages of The Bonati Spine Procedures

The Bonati Spine Institute offer many advantages over both traditional and so called “laser spine surgery”. In recent years, “laser spine surgery” and “minimally invasive spine surgery” have become buzzwords used by medical marketers to present themselves as being on the leading edge. However, despite the fact that The Bonati Spine Institute was the first spine surgery center in the U.S. to obtain FDA approval for the use of Holmium YAG laser in spine surgery, the laser is just one of the tools that may be used in our procedures and minimally invasive only describes an approach. What our surgeons do with these tools, combined with their extensive knowledge and expertise are what truly differentiate us from other centers for spine surgery.

The Bonati Spine Institute was the first surgical center to adapt the field of arthroscopy in spine surgery. It is indeed where minimally invasive spine surgery began. Subsequently, The Bonati Spine Procedures have been improved and perfected over the past 40 years, and today represent the most advanced spine surgery.

Some of the advantages of The Bonati Spine Procedures include:

These procedures are truly minimally invasive. The Bonati Spine Institute has resisted the economic pressure of utilizing hardware or performing fusions and stayed true to its belief that most spinal conditions can be treated in a minimally invasive fashion, without further damage to the body. In effect, many treatments today are marketed as “minimally invasive”, when in reality they are introducing hardware into the body or performing fusions. These procedures are invasive by their nature and cannot be called “truly minimally invasive spine surgery”.

The Bonati Spine Procedures are performed under local anesthesia and conscious IV sedation. Therefore, the patients remain awake, aware and alert during the procedure, which allows for direct communication with the surgeon as the pain is alleviated.

The Bonati Spine Procedures are performed through a small incision. Therefore, they are less likely to cause significant scar tissue or blood loss, while maintaining the spine’s mobility.

The Bonati Spine Procedures are gentle enough to be performed on an outpatient basis. Overnight hospitalization is not required after these procedures, which dramatically reduces recovery time and medical cost.

Unlike old‑fashioned “open” spine surgery, dissection of the muscles and removal of large sections of bone are avoided. Patients experience far less pain and trauma and a faster return to normal activities.
Avoiding general anesthesia allows us to treat a greater range of patients including those with pre‑existing conditions who would otherwise not be cleared to undergo spinal surgery.

The Bonati Spine Procedures allow for fast return to work. The lasting effect of these procedures enables patients to return to their normal activities within days and to enjoy their life without pain.

The Bonati Spine Procedures have been shown to be highly effective in decompressing the pain‑causing nerves without resorting to spinal fusions. Unlike fusion, they do not lock the vertebrae and spine maintains its mobility, therefore, they avoid putting excessive stress to upper and lower vertebrae and are very successful in avoiding adjacent segment disease.

The Bonati Spine Institute is world‑renowned in its ability to treat previously failed back surgery performed at other facilities, including the removal of hardware inserted in spinal fusions. In fact many of our patients come to us after receiving failed back surgery at other facilities or after being told there’s nothing else that can be done for them.

Contact us to request a no‑obligation MRI review or discussion with one of our spine surgeons to see if you are a candidate for The Bonati Spine Procedures.

Beyond Laser Spine Surgery: The Bonati Difference

Laser spine surgery, a controversial topic among spine surgeons, is often associated with minimally invasive spinal surgery. However, there are a lot of misconceptions about both; we would like to facilitate a better understanding and help patients know what to expect. It is also important to differentiate the Bonati Spine Procedures from “laser spine surgery” and the so‑called “minimally invasive spine surgery” offered by other spinal surgery centers.

What is Laser Spine Surgery?

“Laser spine surgery” and “minimally invasive spine surgery” have become buzzwords in recent years, often used interchangeably by medical marketers to present their clients – spinal surgery centers – as being on the leading edge of medical advances. Some of these centers even promote the idea of having a surgeon “zap” you with a laser to cure your back pain.

However, it’s not that simple. The spine is a complex structure consisting of bones, discs, joints, nerves and muscles. For patients suffering from chronic back pain, the pain is caused by multiple conditions at multiple levels.

The laser is not a “magic wand” that can instantly reverse arthritis, heal degenerated discs, or cure all back pain. A laser is just one of the many tools that may be used to perform surgery; it has benefits and limitations.

Minimally invasive spinal surgery is performed with the goal of minimizing trauma to the tissues in the spine. It uses smaller incisions that cause less pain and blood loss and special tools for working in smaller spaces. Many centers that claim to perform minimally invasive surgery in fact perform fusions, insert hardware or artificial discs. Those procedures are not truly minimally invasive.

How Do the Bonati Spine Procedures Work?

The Bonati Spine Procedures utilize patented instruments and methods that were created by Doctor Alfred O. Bonati. They are performed under conscious IV sedation and local anesthesia. The patient is comfortable, and able to provide feedback throughout the procedure, an essential factor in our high success rate.

The Bonati Spine Procedures are an array of truly minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat spinal problems in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, virtually eliminating the need for open back surgery or spinal fusions. Our exclusive protocol is a vital part of The Bonati Spine Procedures. This protocol calls for extensive pre-operative analysis to isolate the exact cause of pain from a spinal condition as well as to determine what array of procedures should be performed to bring true resolution to our patient’s pain.

The Bonati Spine Procedures are performed incrementally, one level at a time to address the main source of pain. When all of the symptoms in that area are relieved, then any other areas in the surgical plan will be evaluated to see if any other level should be treated. Sometimes, the pain from the main affected level masks the pain from other levels and once that pain is resolved, the surgeon and patient can truly see if the other levels are causing symptoms. The key to a successful outcome in spine surgery comes down to the skill and experience of the surgeon.

Benefits of the Bonati Spine Procedures

The Bonati Spine Procedures are safe and effective alternatives to traditional open back surgery and laser surgery. Some of the advantages of these procedures include:

No general anesthesia
No hospital stay
Less post‑operative pain
Surgical recovery in days
Reduced blood loss
Smaller incision and less scarring
Minimal damage to the soft tissues and muscles
Avoids spinal fusions
Fast return to work
No pain management required post‑op
Over 40 years of experience
High success rate – 98.75% patient satisfaction

About Us: The Bonati Spine Procedures

The Bonati Spine Procedures are utilized to treat conditions at the cervical, thoracic and lumbar levels. They are an array of procedures that may include:

The Bonati Difference Goes Beyond Laser Spine Surgery

The Bonati experience is unique among spine centers. Dr. Alfred O. Bonati was the first surgeon to obtain FDA approval for the use of a Holmium YAG Laser in spine surgery.

The Bonati Spine institute has been at the forefront of new and innovative surgical spine procedures to ensure unmatched precision, faster recovery, and greater success. Prior to the development of these procedures, “open” spine surgery was the only option.

Although The Bonati Spine Institute is where laser spine surgery began, The Bonati Spine Procedures have been advanced and perfected over four decades to surpass laser spine surgery techniques. Many of the centers advertising laser spine surgery merely perform basic laser discectomy, a procedure pioneered at The Bonati Spine Institute over 40 years ago!

They are an array of procedures that utilize proprietary instruments and methods custom-tailored for each patient. Our surgeons employ a Holmium YAG Laser in combination with other patented tools and techniques.

We Accept Most PPO plans, Workers’ compensation, and Self-Pay

The Bonati Spine Institute is an out-of-network provider for the following major insurance carriers:

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Remarkable Results: See more Spine Surgery Success Stories

Margaret DeSelle of Deville, Louisiana, was referred to The Bonati Spine Institute by a former patient who had had a successful surgery. She was experiencing pain from her hip down to her ankle. She attributed it to “… lifting all those years and everyday life.” She suffered a long time with chiropractic manipulation and physical therapy not providing any relief. She would take a pain pill before starting work and a pain pill after work. Margaret, however, knew that painkillers were not a lasting solution to her pain. She could not enjoy family life, especially running and shopping with her daughter Ashley.

Gary Littrel was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics during the Vietnam War. It was in that war that Gary first injured his back. Although the pain eventually subsided it reappeared while Gary was training in Panama. His pain placed him in traction for two weeks. Over the next 17 years the pain in Gary’s hip grew progressively worse and over the last two years forced him to become housebound. On a bad day Gary would spend all of his time confined to a reclining chair. Gary felt guilty and ashamed that he could not help his wife do the chores that he did previously.

John Hunter, 53, of Houston, Texas, has played baseball since he was a young man. He suffered a car accident which fractured vertebrae in his lower back and ruptured the intervertebral discs. John stated “… I thought my life was over the pain was so bad. I couldn’t walk, couldn’t stand”. He had a highly invasive “open” spine surgery at a different facility through an incision so large that it took 27 staples to close it. Seven days after the procedure his pain returned, this time worse than before.

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Not All Back Surgery is Equal

The Bonati Spine Institute is dedicated to providing the best possible treatment for most spinal conditions, utilizing patented instrumentation and the world-renowned Bonati Spine Procedures. Let’s discuss your conditions. There is no obligation.