Dr. Soundappan V is India’s renowned neurosurgeon with more than 28 years of tremendous experience including 16 years in managing disorders that affect the nervous system including the spinal cord, brain and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. He is globally renowned as the best spine surgeon in India.
He is a recipient of the Gold Medal in Micro-biology, 1977. He has a special interest in Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine surgeries, Micro Neuro surgeries and Trauma. Dr. Soundappan V is a member of the Neurological Society of India (NSI) and the Neuro-Spinal Surgeons Association (NSSA).
He is currently located at the Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai. He is a surgeon and specialised in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of central and peripheral nervous system problems such as congenital abnormalities, trauma, tumours, vascular disorders, infections of the brain or spine, stroke, or degenerative spine diseases. Patients across the globe reach out to him regarding the treatments like Micro Neuro surgeries, Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine surgeries and Trauma
Let’s discuss some of his specializations and how it benefits in main training neurological health.
Micro-Neurosurgery
Micro neurosurgery refers to the use of an operating microscope and specialised micro-instruments to perform surgery to treat disorders of the brain, spine, and spinal cord. Neurosurgeons are now extremely skilled in microsurgery and can execute a variety of sophisticated delicate surgeries under the microscope.
Brain Surgery via Microsurgery
To remove malignancies safely during standard neurological surgery, and to monitor vital brain processes such as speech and movement. Tumour resection of the brain and skull base – Removing a tumour using traditional, microsurgical methods when less invasive treatments are not an option.
Microsurgery Treatments
- Aneurysm clipping entails making a tiny hole in the skull and putting a small metal clip around the aneurysm's neck to cut off its blood supply.
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) excision entails cutting off the AVM's blood supply and carefully removing it from the surrounding tissue.
- Awake craniotomy – To safely remove tumours during standard neurological surgery while monitoring essential brain processes such as speech and movement.
- Tumour resection of the brain and skull base – Removing a tumour using traditional, microsurgical methods when less invasive treatments are not an option.
- Carotid endarterectomy – A tiny incision in the neck is made and plaque obstructing the carotid artery is removed.
- Chiari malformation therapy consists of decompression as well as other complete, interdisciplinary treatment methods.
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
In general, the objective of minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery is to stabilise the vertebral bones and spinal joints and/or alleviate pressure on the spinal nerves, which is frequently caused by diseases such as spinal instability, bone spurs, herniated discs, scoliosis, or spinal tumours.
Minimally invasive spine surgery, as compared to open spine surgery, can be faster, safer, and require less recovery time. Because there is less damage to the muscles and soft tissues (in comparison to open treatments), the possible advantages are as follows:
- Smaller skin incisions produce better aesthetic effects (sometimes as small as several millimetres)
- Surgery results in less blood loss.
- Reduced risk of muscle injury since less or no muscle cutting is necessary. Reduced risk of infection and postoperative discomfort.
- Surgery recovery time is reduced, and rehabilitation is reduced.
- Reduced dependence on pain medicines following surgery
Furthermore, certain MIS operations are conducted as outpatient procedures with just local anaesthetic, reducing the risk of an unfavourable reaction to general anaesthesia.
As with every surgical treatment, no matter how minor, there are dangers involved. These hazards include, but are not limited to:
- Possible anaesthetic-related side effects
- During the operation, there was unexpected blood loss.
- Localized infections can occur regardless of how tiny the incision area is.
And, while it is rare, there is always a possibility that the initial MIS surgery may not be successful, necessitating either a second treatment or full open surgery.
The above-mentioned treatments are in great demand, these advanced treatments ensure patients good health. Dr Soundappan V is working tirelessly and had done thousands of successful spine and brain surgeries and secured the lives of a number of patients across the globe. He is dedicatedly practising at the India’s prominent, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai, India
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