Extreme migraine sufferers are now turning to cosmetic surgery to cure
their debilitating pain.
Through routine surgeries, such as an eyelid lift, doctors are able
to have 'easy access' to the critical sensory nerves around eyes that can cause
migraine pain, with patients also benefiting cosmetically.
After several patients reported their migraines improved after a
forehead lift, U.S. plastic and reconstructive doctors have come up
with a successful procedure combing pain relief with aesthetic enhancement.
When other women also cited migraine relief following Botox injections, Dr
Bahman Guyuronthis, chairman of the plastic surgery department at
University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, told the Boston Globe: 'We put two and two together and designed a surgical procedure to help
these patients.'
This nerve decompression procedure, an operation that relieves
pressure on the nerves behind the eyes believed to cause migraine pain,
was first developed 12 years ago by Dr Guyuronthis.
However a big challenge was having neurologists, who were skeptical
about the otherwise cosmetic approach, to refer patients.
Of the over 36 million Americans afflicted with migraine, 27 million are
women, according to the Migraine Research Foundation, and eventually
some patients were willing to try the experimental procedure because of the
added cosmetic benefits.
To read more of this article check out Could an eye-lift cure chronic headaches? and visit us at Sleek Surgical & MedSpa to learn more about this procedure.
