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BOTOX for Migraine Treatment

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SOURCES: 2007 Medical Reference from Medstar Television., Jeffrey Janis, M.D., Plastic Surgeon, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX.

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Phyllis little isn't getting Botox injections to turn back the clock. She gets them to stop her migraines. They've affected every aspect of her life.

Phyllis Little:

I spent 90 percent of my life in my bedroom with the windows closed and just in the dark.

Are you doing ok? Mmmmhmm.

Narrator:

But with the Botox, life has become brighter and brighter after each injection. Botox paralyzes Phyllis's muscles and tricks her body into thinking the muscle isn't there. And now her doctor is taking Botox injections to the next level by using them to identify her migraine trigger points to plan surgery.

Jeffrey Janis, M.D.:

If the headaches then get better or go away, then you could say, well, likely this surgery will help.

Narrator:

With the Botox-paralzyed muscles as his guide, Doctor Janis will surgically remove the ones near Phyllis' forehead and temple that cause her migraines.

Jeffrey Janis, M.D.:

There are nerves that travel through the muscles. These are the muscles that make you go like this, that frown right here, called the corrugator muscles. And there are nerves that travel through those muscles and it is thought that those nerves are being either irritated, compresssed or intrapped by the muscle.

Just need some time to heal. Let me see the back here.

Narrator:

Nicole Lehman had the Botox-surgery combo a few months ago and hasn't had a single migraine since.

Nicole Lehman:

It was so amazing just being able to like concentrate and being able to do things and not to have that constant just throbbing pain.

Narrator:

Nicole says she feels like life has just started now that her migraines are a thing of the past. Phyllis hopes the same will happen to her. For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.

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