Need to Consult Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon in Andheri West, Andheri, Borivali, MiraRoad, Thane, Mumbai? Dr Abhijit Pawar is the Best Minimally Invasive Surgeon in Andheri West, Andheri, Borivali, MiraRoad, Thane and Mumbai. Minimally invasive spine surgery, also known as MISS, has no specific meaning or definition. It implies a lack of severe surgical invasion. The older style of open-spine surgery for a relatively small disc problem used to require a 5-6 inch incision and a month in the hospital.