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Assessing the Relationship between Obesity and Trigger Point-specific Outcomes after Headache Surgery.

Benjamin H Ormseth¹, Kaitlin J Kavanagh¹, Tiam M Saffari²

¹From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

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Obesity does not impact outcomes for migraine patients undergoing trigger point deactivation surgery. Obese individuals experienced comparable results to nonobese patients, indicating surgery is effective regardless of weight status.

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Area of Science:

Neurosurgery
Migraine Treatment
Obesity Research

Background:

Trigger point deactivation surgery is effective for migraine, but non-response reasons are unclear.
Obesity is linked to worse migraine symptoms and reduced drug efficacy.
This study investigates if obesity affects surgical outcomes for migraine.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if obesity is associated with a reduced response to trigger point deactivation surgery for migraine.
To compare surgical outcomes between obese and nonobese migraine patients.

Main Methods:

Retrospective chart review of patients who had trigger point deactivation surgery for migraine.
Patients categorized into obese (BMI ≥ 30) and nonobese cohorts.
Comparison of demographics, surgical characteristics, and outcomes (frequency, intensity, duration, headache index).

Main Results:

No significant impact of obesity on achieving >90% reduction in migraine outcomes.
Overall improvement (≥50% reduction) was 89.9% across both groups.
Complete symptom elimination (100% reduction) was achieved in 65.8% of patients.

Conclusions:

Obesity did not negatively affect outcomes after trigger point deactivation surgery for migraine.
Surgical results for obese migraine patients were comparable to their nonobese counterparts.
Trigger point deactivation surgery remains a viable option for obese migraine patients.