Surgery for migraines
As a migraine patient himself, Dr. Khansa is dedicated to alleviating the suffering of migraine patients with Botox or surgery
Did you know?
When migraine medications are not enough, relief is possible with other options, such as Botox and Surgery.
Dr. Khansa is a founding member of the Migraine Surgery Society
Nerve decompression surgery is done through small incisions. Dr. Khansa will diagnose your specific migraine trigger sites, and will personalize the surgery to you.
To decompress the SON and STN, Dr. Khansa will remove the corrugator muscle, release any foramina or notches, and ligate any blood vessels compressing the nerves
Supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves
Greater occipital, lesser occipital and third occipital nerves
To treat GON compression, Dr. Khansa will remove portions of trapezius and semispinalis muscle and fascia, and will ligate the occipital artery if it compresses the nerve.
To treat LON and TON compression, Dr. Khansa will release them from any surrounding muscle and fascia, or will ligate them
Auriculotemporal and zygomaticotemporal nerves
To treat AT nerve compression, Dr. Khansa will remove any portion of the superficial temporal artery compressing the nerve, and may ligate the nerve
To treat ZTN compression, Dr. Khansa will ligate the nerve
Nasal trigger site
To treat mucosal contact points in the nose, Dr. Khansa will perform a septoplasty and a turbinate reduction
3305 Northland Dr., Suite 210, Austin, TX 78731
DrKhansa@KhansaPlasticSurgery.com
(512) 615-6566 (call or text)
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