New Surgery for Migraine Cure Now Offered in Metro Atlanta

Plastic Surgery of Gwinnett, PC announces they are now offering surgical treatments for migraine headaches.

2011-11-03

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, November 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) Plastic Surgery of Gwinnett, PC announces they are now offering surgical treatments for migraine headaches. Techniques initially developed at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland are now brought to the Atlanta area for the treatment of medication resistant intractable migraines.

18% of the population suffers from debilitating migraines headaches, 2/3 of them women. Standard medical treatment fails to provide relief in a high percentage of patients. With the discovery that cosmetic Botox was an effective treatment, the nerve compression causes of migraine was identified.

Surgeons at University Hospitals in Cleveland discovered that nerves released during cosmetic forehead surgery could cure or reduce migraines. Building on that work and combined with discoveries from Georgetown and Southwestern medical schools, a complete treatment program for migraines was created. The surgical techniques were all based on standard cosmetic surgery operations, modified for migraine surgery results.

The significant cure rate was proven during a sham surgery trial. Sham surgery involves patients undergoing anesthesia and then creating the incision but doing nothing beyond the appearance of an operation. By comparing volunteers randomly and blindly assigned to either the real or sham group, confirmation of the improvement was proven.

Surgery for the improvement and cure of migraines was previously unavailable in the Atlanta Metro area. Patients had to travel a significant distance for multiple visits. Plastic Surgery of Gwinnett, PC now offers this surgery for all patients in the metropolitan area. They provide complete pre-operative evaluation, surgical treatment, and post-operative care.

For additional information please visit http://www.plasticsurgeryofgwinnett.com/migraine.html or call 770 682-3375

Plastic Surgery of Gwinnet, PC has been providing cosmetic surgery, complex reconstruction, and non-surgical rejuvenation to Gwinnett County and the surrounding Atlanta Metro Area for over 16 years. They strive to exceed every expectation and pride themselves on the highest level of patient care.

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