Mumbai’s HCG Cancer Hospital Successfully Treats Severe Trigeminal Neuralgia with Single-Session CyberKnife Procedure
Mumbai’s HCG Cancer Hospital Successfully Treats Severe Trigeminal Neuralgia with Single-Session CyberKnife Procedure
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29: Mumbai’s HCG Cancer Hospital, Mumbai, has brought significant relief to a 62-year-old woman who had been battling debilitating trigeminal neuralgia for nearly seven years. The severe facial pain, often triggered by simple everyday activities such as smiling, speaking, eating, brushing her teeth, or even a light breeze touching her face, had drastically impacted her quality of life. As the condition progressed, she was forced to rely mostly on mashed food and drink water through a straw to avoid agonizing electric shock-like pain episodes. After years of minimal relief through medication, the patient finally experienced remarkable improvement following a single-session CyberKnife treatment at HCG Hospital.
Concerned by the worsening condition and inability to perform routine activities, the patient consulted the oncologist at HCG Cancer Hospital, Mumbai. After clinical evaluation and diagnosis, doctors identified the condition as Trigeminal Neuralgia, a chronic neurological disorder affecting the trigeminal nerve, which carries facial sensations to the brain. The patient had initially been treated with painkillers and antiepileptic medications for several years. Despite continuous medication, the pain became refractory; she no longer responded adequately to medicines.
“Despite continuous medication, the pain gradually worsened. Over the last one to one-and-a-half years, my condition had become extremely debilitating. The slightest facial movement or touch would trigger severe pain episodes. Eating normal food became impossible, forcing me to survive mostly on blended and mashed meals. Even drinking water became difficult, and I had to depend on a straw to avoid the triggering pain,” narrated Swati Nair (Name Changed).
