How can trigeminal neuralgia be cured? Trigeminal neuralgia is also known as the “number one pain in the world”, which is unbearably painful when it strikes. Patients suffering from this disease often suffer a lot and want to find a way to treat it completely. How can trigeminal neuralgia be cured? Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common facial neurological disease, mainly manifested by recurrent paroxysmal severe pain in the distribution area of the trigeminal nerve on one side of the face, which can lead to paroxysmal severe pain when talking, washing the face, brushing the teeth or breezing, or even walking. Trigeminal neuralgia can be divided into primary trigeminal neuralgia and secondary trigeminal neuralgia, among which primary trigeminal neuralgia is more common. Trigeminal neuralgia can be treated with drugs: Trigeminal neuralgia can be treated with drugs, such as carbamazepine and phenytoin sodium, etc. Carbamazepine is effective for pain relief in 70% of patients, but about 1/3 of patients cannot tolerate its side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness and digestive discomfort. Phenytoin sodium is less effective than carbamazepine. So it is not the best treatment. But don’t worry too much, there are surgical treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia. Currently, microvascular decompression is the most effective surgical procedure. Trigeminal neuralgia can be cured in this way: the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia generally uses microvascular decompression, which is also the most effective and clinically applicable surgical treatment method. The procedure is performed under microscopic operation to separate the compressed nerve vessels, thus releasing the compression on the nerve root and restoring the normal function of the nerve. Under general anesthesia, a 4-6 cm longitudinal incision is made behind the affected ear and in the hairline, and a cranial hole with a diameter of about 2 cm is opened. Once the responsible vessels are isolated, the source of irritation disappears, and the hyperexcitability of the trigeminal nucleus disappears and returns to normal. In the vast majority of patients, the pain disappears immediately after surgery and normal facial sensation and function are preserved without affecting the quality of life. Are there any complications of the surgery? Except for patients who cannot tolerate surgery, all patients with trigeminal neuralgia are suitable for microvascular decompression surgery. The most common surgical complications include hearing loss and facial sensory loss, but with the improvement of microsurgery, the incidence of these complications is very low in large neurosurgical medical institutions, and most of the symptoms of brain nerve injury are mild and can be recovered gradually. There is no need to worry too much about surgical complications. The surgical technique is mature, and microvascular decompression is a mature surgical method after years of clinical application, and the operation is relatively simple. 2. The surgical effect is obvious, and microvascular decompression is the only surgical method that can cure primary trigeminal neuralgia, and most patients can quickly relieve the symptoms after surgery, and the recurrence rate is low. 3.Small surgical trauma, microvascular decompression is a minimally invasive surgery done under a microscope, with small surgical trauma, less bleeding and fast recovery. 4, high surgical safety, microvascular decompression as one of the neurosurgery procedures, compared with many traditional surgery, safety has been significantly improved, will not affect the surrounding nerve tissue.