• Intervention consists of an injection of jellified ethanol (alcohol) in the salient part of the intervertebral disc which forms hernia. According to the level of the affected rachis injection is made by postero lateral way in the case of a thoracic or lumbar hernias and by a antero lateral way in case of cervical hernias.
• The gel keeps the alcohol which does not migrate of the disc and the same alcohol causes drainage of hernia.
• This drainage is performed by water migration from the bag of hernia towards the internal and central part of the disc, and so releases the pressure on the spinal cord or the nervous root.
• Having raised medullar / radicular compression main pain disappears very fast. During the weeks following the treatment, feelings of discomfort may persist. These disappear generally in 6 consecutive weeks after ABSOLUTE injection. So that the afflicted zone is more completely treated, anti-inflammatory drugs/corticoids can be injected at the level of intervertebral junctions in regard to the treated disc.
• Recovery is quicker for most of patient.

It is about a light sedation so that the patient remains quiet and is not worried. A local anesthesia is also managed to avoid pain. The patient is tranquilized but remains conscious. Intervention does not call intubations or a general anesthesia and avoids so, potential complications linked to this type of anesthesia.

Most often, it is about an ambulatory intervention: once arrived at the hospital; a light intervention is performed and the same day it is possible to go back home.

A symptomatic improvement may occur between within 3 up to 6 week after the injection of AbsoluteTM While in comparison with the conventional surgery well accomplished, minimum 3 months are necessary.

The reintegration for physical activity (everything depends on type of exercise and individuals, but it is of almost of 3 up to 6 weeks (by comparison with 3 months for a satisfactory classical surgery without consequence).

One of the advantages of AbsoluteTM is the conservation of anatomic bone and ligament structure of the rachis. So the option in a conventional surgery always remains opened.