Some plastic surgery researchers believe that surgical treatment for migraines is safe and effective, even while eliminating some signs of aging at the same time.

I’m skeptical. However, I still wanted to report on this unique study, published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Researchers tested the idea that migraines are caused when a person’s trigeminal nerve branches are irritated. Thus, the treatment would involve removing these muscles, an easy and permanent fix.
The study was double-blind and placebo-controlled. The researchers, a plastic surgeon and two neurologists, found three common trigger sites and randomly assigned 75 patients to real or fake surgeries that …read more