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If you have trigeminal neuralgia or other long-term facial pain, you know how extreme pain in the forehead, cheek, jaw, teeth, and gums can strike without warning—whether you’re eating, smiling, talking, touching, or washing your face. This severe pain is caused by a problem with the trigeminal nerve, which senses feeling in the face, and the painful attacks often get worse over time. At Temple, we understand how this affects your quality of life, relationships, and daily activities. Our facial pain specialists offer various treatments to help relieve your pain and help you regain control of your life.
If you have trigeminal neuralgia or other long-term facial pain, you know how extreme pain in the forehead, cheek, jaw, teeth, and gums can strike without warning—whether you’re eating, smiling, talking, touching, or washing your face. This severe pain is caused by a problem with the trigeminal nerve, which senses feeling in the face, and the painful attacks often get worse over time. At Temple, we understand how this affects your quality of life, relationships, and daily activities. Our facial pain specialists offer various treatments to help relieve your pain and help you regain control of your life.
Our team at the Temple Neurosciences Center employs their extensive clinical expertise and compassion to provide advanced care and personalized treatment for your facial pain. Prescription medications are often the first step in controlling facial pain. If medications aren’t working for you or the side effects are bothering you, surgical treatments are available.
Surgery to remove or relocate the blood vessels placing pressure on the trigeminal nerve, often the cause of trigeminal neuralgia pain. It can often be a cure for trigeminal neuralgia.
Also known as Gamma Knife surgery. Focused radiation to damage the trigeminal nerve and stop the transmission of pain signals. This is the least invasive surgical option and typically shows positive results within a month after surgery.
A minimally-invasive surgery using a needle through the face to damage the trigeminal nerve and block pain signals.
For certain kinds of facial pain, thin wires can be placed under the skin or in other locations within the brain, and a “nerve pacemaker” can be used to help manage your pain. These surgeries are minimally-invasive and can be tested in the comfort of your home.
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