What to do when herniated disc surgery fails

The surgery itself related to a herniated disc is a very simple and technically mature procedure. There is no failure of the surgery itself, but there is a possibility of recurrence of symptoms after the surgery. Once this happens, the following treatment can be done: 1. Conservative treatment is preferred for this recurrence of symptoms. Conservative treatment requires the patient to first remove the triggering factors that cause the disease. For example, not to drive, not to sit and stand for long periods of time with the head down. On top of this, prolonged rest on a flat bed and continuous traction on the lumbar spine are required, followed by anti-inflammatory, anti-swelling, pain-relieving, nerve-nourishing, and muscle-spasm-relieving medications. In addition to this, local pain closure, ozone injection or radiofrequency ablation can also be done to the site where the lesion occurs as a minimally invasive treatment.2. For some cases where the protrusion is very serious, or where there is scarring or adhesion around the nerve root is very serious, secondary surgery is required to completely release these areas through surgery.