A study in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery published this month found that more than 80 percent of patients who underwent surgery in one of three 'trigger sites' significantly reduced their number of headaches compared with more than 55 percent of the group who underwent a sham study.

The study, an obvious double blind study, suggests that plastic surgery could be a formidable solution for those who suffer severe and delibitating migraines that cannot be assuaged by any other means.

The New York Times reported that, "in the last month, the press has made much of the fact that a single operation could relieve migraines and turn back the clock in one fell swoop. But it is the potential that surgery for migraines may offer a viable alternative to drugs that has migraine specialists intrigued. “A very large subset became headache-free and remained headache-free for a year — that is a fantastic result,” said Dr. Richard B. Lipton, the director of the Montefiore Headache Center in the Bronx."

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