Getting Rid of Migraines One Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery at a Time.

Have you ever had such a bad migraine headache that no matter how much medicine you took, the pain would still not go away? As someone who suffers from migraine headaches, I can tell you that sometimes pain medicine does not even come close to touching the radiating pain I’ve experienced from these nauseating headaches. I have even tried sleeping in pure darkness and silence for hours at a time which has not helped either. If you are someone who is also included in the 17% of women and 5% of men in the United States who suffer from migraine headaches (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2014), perhaps you are a candidate for a new surgical migraine treatment technique which also serves as a bonus cosmetic eyelid surgery. 

In a recent study conducted by a team of researchers from LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and plastic and reconstructive surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, a new nonedoscopic technique to release and deactivate nerves involved in migraine headaches has shown an overall positive response rate of 90.7% (LSU Health Sciences Center, 2014), which is pretty impressive. By decompressing the nerves that trigger migraines using this new cosmetic technique, migraines were completely eliminated in 51.3% of the patients and in 20% of the patients, symptoms were reduced by up to 80% (LSU Health Sciences Center, 2014). Although this can be considered a cosmetic surgery, it is not for everyone. The 35 patients who participated in this study all suffered from chronic nerve compression migraine headaches and had cases that were suitable for this new technique (LSU Health Sciences Center, 2014). However, because this is a fairly new technique, it will most likely only be a matter of time before another technique that can be offered to a wider range of patients will be discovered. This new technique is also particularly useful for surgeons who have little experience with endoscopes (LSU Health Sciences Center, 2014) which means more surgeons will be able to perform this surgery. The more surgeons that can perform this cosmetic eyelid surgery technique, the more relief among those who suffer from migraine headaches.  

References:
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. "Surgeons report significant migraine relief from cosmetic eyelid surgery technique." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 31 July 2014. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140731095314.htm

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Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR). "The cause and effect of migraines." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 20 March 2012. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120320114516.htm 

UT Southwestern Medical Center. "Surgery brings relief for chronic migraines for one patient." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 January 2014. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109091736.htm