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In a step forward for Botox in Canada, Health Canada approved Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) for treatment of chronic migraine. It was a step back for the makers of Botox in the country (Allergan Canada) back in 2009 when Health Canada began warning patients that Botox could spread to other parts of the body in some cases [...]
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Of course there is no treatment that helps everyone, but another study (published in Neurology) has shown that Botox treatment for migraine does help some – and help them in real ways. You see, some treatments and medications can really cut down on the number of migraine attacks someone has, and yet not really be [...]
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This month the Migraine Trust issued a press release regarding "corrugator muscle surgery". Wendy Thomas, the CEO for the Migraine Trust, went on record to say that they would not recommend this type of surgery for migraine. The main reason was "insufficient evidence" that this type of surgery is effective. Some researchers have suspected that [...]
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Back in June of 2005 we were talking about a surgery for migraine disease being pioneered by Dr. Bahman Guyuron. Dr. Guyuron has been involved in surgical procedures in the USA and Canada for many years, most notably in the area of plastic surgery. It was while he was doing plastic surgery that he discovered [...]
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