Just this month in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (the leading plastic surgery journal in the world), Dr. Guyuron published his five-year results with surgical decompression for migraine surgery. The findings of this study show that relief of headaches persists even five years from the time of surgery. More specifically, at five years post-surgery, the average number of migraines per month were reduced to 4 from 11, average migraine intensity decreased from 8.5 out of 10 to 4.5 out of 10 and the average duration of a migraine if and when it occurred was reduced from 1.4 days to 8 hours. Just as impressive were the findings that 88% of patients still reported a significant decrease in their headaches after five years and that 29 reported elimination of their migraines altogether! These results suggest that surgical decompression can produce a lasting if not permanent degree of relief from the debilitating headaches that affect so many people worldwide. If you suffer from migraines and would like to learn if you are a candidate for decompression surgery, please contact our office at (415) 751-0583 or (925) 933-5700.