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...often too feeble for radical surgery, and lose their faith in doctors because most medical treatments give only short-lived relief. Under light general anesthesia, a needle is pushed through the cheek to the base of the skull, the surgeon following it by X ray. When it hits the Gasserian ganglion, he injects scalding water (158°F.), which kills the sensory nerves. Dr. Jaeger has had good results in 27 of 32 tic victims, and some success with facial cancer patients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Capsules, Jun. 20, 1955 | 6/20/1955 | See Source »

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