​Top 10 side effects of gamma knife surgery on the head

As an advanced surgical method in medicine today, Gamma Knife has been widely used in various diseases. It is trusted by patients due to its advantages such as small trauma, quick recovery of the patient's body and high surgical accuracy. Especially the use of Gamma Knife in head surgery is becoming more and more common. However, I believe that people are not very clear about the top ten side effects of Gamma Knife in head surgery.

1. Disadvantages of Gamma Knife Surgery

This is a new treatment method. For brain tumors less than 3cm in size, it can inactivate, shrink, and scar tumor cells. And usually they can be discharged from the hospital the next day. However, it also has some side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, mild headache, loss of appetite, etc. It is recommended to take Chinese medicine during Gamma Knife treatment).

2. Top Ten Side Effects of Gamma Knife Surgery

One of the side effects of gamma knife surgery on the head: high lethality and damage to normal tissue cells

Side effect of gamma knife surgery on the head: causing digestive tract reactions such as nausea and vomiting

Side effect of head gamma knife: hair loss

Side effect of gamma knife surgery on the head: fatigue

Side effect of gamma knife surgery on the head: decrease in white blood cells, platelets and even all blood cells

Side effects of gamma knife surgery on the head: radiation sickness, such as radiation myelitis and radiation encephalitis B

Side effects of gamma knife surgery on the head: numbness of limbs and movement disorders

Side Effects of Gamma Knife Surgery on the Head 8: Decreased Immune Function

Side effects of gamma knife surgery on the head: skin redness, swelling, ulceration, etc.

Side effects of gamma knife surgery on the head: incomplete treatment and high risk of recurrence

3. Advantages of Gamma Knife

Gamma Knife is a type of radiotherapy. The treatment principle is the same as that of radiotherapy, except that Gamma Knife uses gamma rays. Its positioning is extremely accurate, with an error often less than 0.5 mm. The dose gradient of each gamma ray is extremely large, causing almost no damage to tissues. But 201 rays coming together from different locations can fatally destroy the target tissue. It has the advantages of being non-traumatic, not requiring general anesthesia, not requiring craniotomy, not causing bleeding, and not causing intracranial infection.