More than 200,000 Americans wake up every morning in agony after spine surgery — the same or worse pain than before their operation. Most suffer for years on opioids, depression, and canceled plans because they never see the one physician who can actually fix it: a fellowship-trained revision spine surgeon. These elite specialists use 3T MRI with metal-artifact reduction, AI fusion analysis, and 20+ years of complex-case training to find exactly why the first surgery failed a

Introduction to Failed Back Syndrome Failed Back Syndrome (FBS), also called post-laminectomy syndrome, is the heartbreaking reality for many patients who still suffer severe pain months or years after spinal surgery. Despite modern techniques like discectomy, fusion, or decompression, up to 40% of patients experience little or no relief — or even worse pain than before. FBS can trap people in a cycle of opioids, depression, lost work, and hopelessness. The good news? It is n