The reasons why some spinal surgeries fail usually fall into three categories:
- The diagnosis was wrong: the problem is affecting a nerve and is not in the spine
- The surgery was technically inadequate: this means that the surgeon did not actually accomplish what was planned or the plan was wrong or insufficient.
- There has been a recurrence: the original surgery worked for a brief period but the problem has re-occured.
At the INM and the Center for Advanced Spinal Neurosurgery in Santa Monica, California, Dr. Filler is highly committed to helping patients with failed surgeries. Using advanced diagnostic imaging techniques, as well as new minimally invasive surgical methods, many difficult spinal problems can be solved.
Having completed an advanced Spinal Neurosurgery Fellowship and having personally developed several new treatment techniques, Dr. Filler can offer the best spinal neurosurgery available anywhere. He is committed to finding the solution to difficult spinal surgical problems.
To learn more about the many spinal disorders treated by Dr. Filler, choose from any of the links below.
Dr. Aaron Filler is the world’s leading expert in treatment of nerve pain. He has revolutionized nerve-pain treatment by inventing several new technologies. One such technology, MR Neurography, enables doctors to use an MRI scanner to examine nerves — previously a difficult-to-impossible tissue to see through MR imaging. Dr. Filler's research in axonal transport is leading to a whole new generation of advanced pain medications. He has developed many new “minimal access” surgery methods that allow him to treat complex nerve problems with small outpatient surgeries. He has also pioneered the use of the Open MRI scanner to do surgeries and other therapies with the ultra-high precision and safety of the magnetic resonance imaging. 
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