There are many surgical procedures for lumbar disc herniation, the main purpose of which is to remove the mechanical compression and chemical irritation caused by the herniated material and to eliminate or relieve clinical symptoms. Strictly speaking, surgical treatment, like non-surgical treatment, is symptomatic treatment, not a “cure”. Surgery can neither restore the lumbar region to its pre-onset state nor end the process of lumbar spine degeneration. Patients who are prepared to undergo surgery should be well aware of this.