Frequently Asked Questions

WhatsApp 0331 5555335 with your name, city and a short note of the problem. You will be given the next OPD day at the venue nearest to you, or a video consultation slot if you live far from Lahore.

Lahore Monday to Saturday across three hospitals, Gujranwala Medical Complex on Friday evenings, and Phool Nagar on Tuesdays. Confirm the exact time for the day you plan to come, because sessions differ by venue.

All scans with their reports, MRI or CT films or the CD, any X-rays, previous prescriptions and discharge papers, and a list of the medicines you take. If you sent these on WhatsApp beforehand, bring the originals anyway.

Fees vary by hospital and are confirmed on WhatsApp when you book. Surgery costs depend on the procedure, the implants if any, and the length of stay, and are explained clearly at the consultation before anything is scheduled.

Every operation carries some risk, but a disc operation through a small incision under a microscope or endoscope is a routine procedure in neurosurgery, with the nerve protected under magnification throughout. Dr. Salman Falak explains the specific risks for your level and your health, and how they are kept low.

L4 L5 is the most common level for a slipped disc and one of the most operated levels in the spine. The risk is not higher because of the level itself; it depends on the size and position of the fragment, your general health and the technique used. The risk of nerve injury is small when the nerve is visualised under magnification.

Once the bone has healed, most patients return to ordinary life, work and travel. The fixed segment no longer bends, which the rest of the spine compensates for, and heavy lifting and contact sport are discussed case by case. The implants usually stay in permanently and do not set off alarms at airports in most cases.

On your back with a pillow under the knees, or on your side with a pillow between the knees, and roll as one piece when getting up rather than twisting. Specific advice is given for your operation before discharge.

Some brain tumours are removed completely and do not return; others are controlled rather than cured, with surgery, radiotherapy or medicine over time. Nobody can honestly promise 100 percent before the tumour has been removed and examined. What can be promised is a clear explanation of the aim of surgery for your scan.

The endoscopic approach through the nose avoids opening the skull, and serious complications are uncommon, but the gland sits near the optic nerves and the carotid arteries, so the operation is done with care and planning. Hormone levels are checked before and after. Risks are discussed in detail at the consultation.

There is no single best treatment. Medicine comes first; when it fails, options include microvascular decompression, which addresses the vessel pressing on the nerve, and percutaneous procedures that treat the nerve itself. The right choice depends on the MRI, age, general health and how the pain behaves.

A day-case or overnight procedure such as a disc operation may need two or three days in the city including the review; screw fixation or brain surgery needs longer. You are given the expected stay at the consultation so the family can plan.

Yes. Most follow-up visits after the first wound check can be done by video consultation, with photographs of the wound and any new scans sent on WhatsApp.

Often a clear opinion can be given from the scan and the history on video, including whether surgery is likely. A physical examination is still needed before any operation is booked, which is why the video call is followed by one planned OPD visit.