Pioneering eyebrow surgery removes large brain tumours

Pioneering surgical procedure to take away massive mind tumours by way of the eyebrows of sufferers has been efficiently carried out in Scotland.

In what has been described as a “world first”, NHS Grampian stated tumours the dimensions of enormous apples have been eliminated utilizing the approach.

Marketing consultant neurosurgeon Anastasios Giamouriadis has tailored the already-existing eyebrow approach to allow him to now take away bigger growths – a improvement which he described as a “game-changer”.

The surgical procedure is alleged to have fewer problems, a shorter working and restoration time, and fewer scarring consequently. One recipient – who described her tumour as like a tennis ball – stated she was out of hospital in simply two days with nothing however a black eye.

Conventional surgical procedure for sufferers with tumours on the entrance of their mind includes having to take away a big a part of the cranium, in what is called a craniotomy.

It’s a prolonged, advanced course of, which might take as much as 10 hours, and exposes wholesome elements of the mind in the course of the operation.

Often known as the Modified Eyebrow Keyhole SupraOrbital Method for Mind Tumours, the brand new approach means sufferers are anticipated to be left with solely a small scar and a black eye.

Some are in a position to depart hospital simply 24 hours later and return to work inside days.

Doreen Adams, 75, from Aberdeen, beforehand had a craniotomy to take away a tumour.

She has now had the brand new surgical procedure, and described the distinction as “evening and day” between the 2 procedures.

“You hear of this stuff, however no – going by way of your eyebrow? No – you simply can’t suppose,” she informed BBC Scotland Information.

“My tumour was like a tennis ball – how are you going to get that out of small right here.

“In two days this man – this excellent younger man – goes to present me my life again.

“And that’s precisely what he’s gone and completed.”

She defined: “My restoration from the surgical procedure at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary was a lot, a lot faster.

“I used to be out of hospital two days later and again to my regular life virtually instantly.

“I used to be out in two days with nothing other than a black eye.

“To suppose you’ll be able to have mind surgical procedure and be again to regular inside just a few days is kind of unbelievable.

“I’m very grateful to Mr Giamouriadis and NHS Grampian – it’s implausible that we now have this revolutionary method and these abilities right here within the north east.”

Mr Giamouriadis informed BBC Scotland Information: “I observed over my profession, particularly throughout my coaching, that even when the operation goes rather well with none problems it takes fairly a big time for the sufferers to recuperate.”

He stated of the brand new course of: “I didn’t invent the sort of surgical procedure, however I’ve modified it to present me more room, by way of the eyebrows, and it’s permitting me to take away very huge mind tumours.

“We aren’t conscious of wherever else on the earth that has managed to take away tumours as massive as we now have.

“We’re coming into by way of the eyebrow. It provides us a really restricted area however permits us to hold out the surgical procedure extra shortly and with much less problems.”

He stated the operation may be over in as little as three hours.

“Historically individuals could be left with scars throughout their full brow, we keep away from that with this methodology,” he defined.

“Usually our sufferers will go dwelling on the second day with a bruised eye, as anticipated, which can return again to regular inside just a few days.

“It makes a huge effect for the affected person, for his or her households, for the society, for the organisation, for the NHS.

“It’s a game-changer.”