Surgical Trials Offer Hope for the Crippling Pain of Migraine
A surgical approach to migraine began in the USA in the year 2000. Surgeons found that by removing the corrugator muscle, which is found just above the eyebrows, patients found relief with their migraines. This muscle has been found to be a trigger for migraines in a large number of sufferers.
Since not all migraines are triggered by the interaction of this muscle with the nerves in the head, the patients must be screened before undergoing the operation. The screening involves the patient being injected with Botox, a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which paralyses the corrugator muscle. If after a few weeks, the patients have less headaches, then they might be helped by this surgical procedure.
In London, UK, plastic surgeon, Professor Thomas Muehlberger, has opened the “Migraine Surgery Centre”, where he offers this medical procedure. Dr. Thomas Muehlberger, has already carried out the procedure successfully on 500 patients at a centre in Berlin. Many of those patients treated by this procedure have been cured of their migraines.
In the US, a recent clinical trial was published in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery”, involving 75 patients who suffer with migraine. The actual surgery was given to 49 of the patients and the other 26 received a sham-surgery “”placebo” treatment. After one year the 57 percent of the group receiving the surgery had symptom improvement compared to 4 % in the placebo group.
Dr. Bahman Guyuron of “University Hospitals Case Medical Cente” in Ohio, concluded the following in the study.
Conclusion: This study confirms that surgical deactivation of peripheral migraine headache trigger sites is an effective alternative treatment for patients who suffer from frequent moderate to severe migraine headaches that are difficult to manage with standard protocols.
Lady Sharon
Scribe of Camelot
Further Reading:
A Placebo-Controlled Surgical Trial of the Treatment of Migraine Headaches
Clinic Offers First Surgical Migraine Cure
Migraine Surgery Centre London
University Hospitals Case Medical Centre
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Hi Chante,
I thank you for understanding the seriousness of migraine. It can be extremely debilitating to those who suffer from this ailment. Since migraine can be triggered by many different factors, as you suggest, it is wise to investigate many hidden causes. Thank you for adding to this topic to help those who suffer Chante.
Lady Sharon
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