Migraine Headaches

Surgery for Migraine Headaches

There are 28 million migraine sufferers in the United States, one-third of whom find little or no benefit from traditional medical therapies. These individuals often endure severe bouts of debilitating migraine headaches, resulting in frequent work absences and withdrawal from daily activities.

BOTOX® Treatment

There is recent evidence that BOTOX® may be an effective migraine treatment when injected into certain areas in the head and neck known as “trigger points”. Although BOTOX® injections must be repeated at regular intervals, many patients treated at large national headache centers have reported a greater than 50% reduction in the frequency and intensity of their migraine headaches. Some patients have even noted a complete elimination of migraine headaches altogether. In our own practice we have a group of patients that have reported major reductions or complete elimination of migraine headaches after BOTOX®.

Surgical Procedure

We are now offering a surgical procedure to those patients that benefit from BOTOX® therapy, as an intended permanent way of reducing or eliminating migraine headaches. The surgery is performed as a “minimally invasive procedure” – no visible scarring, and involves releasing one or more of the “trigger points” involved in the inflammatory process resulting in migraine headaches. The surgery is performed as an outpatient and patients usually return to work in 2-3 days.

Patients must have had a recent exam by a neurologist and MRI in order to qualify. Please contact our office for a free consultation to find out more about these exciting new treatments for migraine headaches.