If you had migraine surgery – what was your experience?

February 4, 2013

Migraine surgery continues to be promoted by an ever increasing number of plastic surgeons. In my previous post in 2007 I mentioned the reasons to avoid such surgery and five years later all those reasons remain. Some of the leading objections are lack of proof, existence of a safer alternative (Botox injections), and most importantly, the risk of potentially serious side effects. Several of my colleagues have seen patients who suffered complications of surgery and we decided to ask other patients who underwent migraine surgery to come forward and share their experience. We understand that this will not be a highly scientific study and it will not tell us what percent of people suffer negative outcomes since those who suffered complications and side effects are more likely to come forward than those who had none. However, we think that because doctors who perform surgery are unlikely to report side effects and complications, it is important for people to know what can go wrong. So, please post your experience in response to this blog or if you prefer to remain anonymous, email me at DrMauskop@nyheadache.com.

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Alexander Mauskop, MD
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