A system, method, and apparatus for performing surgery within the epidural space of a patient includes at least two high-power light generators. The epidural space is filled with a fluid to maintain patency and to absorb excess light power. The light energy from the high-power light generators is directed into a first end of a bundle of fiber optics and the second end of the bundle is maneuvered within the epidural space of the patient. When the second end of the fiber optics is aimed at unwanted tissue of a first type, the appropriate high-power light generator is operated to vaporize that tissue. When the second end of the fiber optics is aimed at unwanted tissue of a second type, the appropriate high-power light generator is operated to vaporize that tissue.
