An elderly man who had been going from hospital to hospital in Denizli for 3 years to get rid of his persistent pain, was freed from his pain in just 1 day thanks to the intervention performed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Memduh Kerman, Neurosurgery Specialist at Denizli Private Egekent Hospital.
Recep Zencirci, a 55-year-old resident of Tavas district, sought help from many healthcare institutions to end the unbearable facial pain that had suddenly started 3 years ago and continued ever since. Despite trying various medication treatments, he did not find relief and was told that the nerves in his face would need to be burned as a solution. As the pain became increasingly unbearable, Zencirci, upon a friend’s recommendation, applied to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Memduh Kerman, Neurosurgery Specialist at Denizli Private Egekent Hospital. Diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia by Dr. Kerman, the patient was freed from the facial pain he had suffered for years with a minor procedure performed in just 1 day.
Providing information about the maxillary branch block treatment applied to the patient who had been searching for a solution to his facial pain that began 3 years ago, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Memduh Kerman said: “Trigeminal neuralgia is a neurological disorder caused by the compression of the trigeminal nerve, which transmits facial sensations, resulting in severe pain. Due to the intense pain it causes, it is also known among the public as the ‘suicide disease.’ People with this condition struggle to adapt to life and are unable to carry out many daily activities. Our patient had also been suffering from this problem for years when he came to us. With the maxillary branch block treatment we applied, he was discharged the same day and regained his health.”