Brain Stimulation for Face Pain-Mayo Clinic

It's like a knife stabbing you in the face. That's how some patients with chronic and severe face pain describe the agony of their condition. Many times doctors aren't sure why it happens, but it's real and symptoms can be tough to treat. At Mayo Clinic doctors are treating the debilitating pain for some patients with what you could call a brain pacemaker.

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Science & Technology

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• Mayo
• Clinic
• Medical
• Edge
• Face
• Pain
• Brain
• Stimulation
• Treatment

[Buckoux]

Are there ANY double-blind studies that prove the efficacy of this procedure as being distinct from a "placebo effect"?

[mayoclinic]

@Buckoux Hello again. Thank you for your question. We'll forward it to Dr. Lee for his review and get back to you with his response.

[christielynn04]

I'm a 22-year-old girl in Canada who has had constant face pain for 3 years. I'm am severely disabled and depressed because of it. How do I get this surgery? Who can I talk to about it?