Neuroplastic/reconstructive neuro-surgery

[Guest]

What are your thoughts on this? It sounds very cool, but only a few top places have them. Why is that? What is the future of this area? Is it like radiosurgery or functional? Will it take off? How come more surgeons don't practice if results can be so good?

[Guest]

It can support a whole practice, it’s a gimmick. Top places like Hopkins? Lol, not top

[Guest]

Why is it a gimmick? I was watching some videos on it and the person gained some movement.

[Guest]

Hopkins has NPs do scopes. They are hardly the model to base medical practice on anymore. It’s like the celebrity last it’s prime trying to get attention.

Neuroplastic surgery sounds like a neurosurgeon that starts a side clinic with NPs injecting Botox.

[Guest]

Im talking about never and muscle transfers, what’s the future?

[Guest]

Largely the realm of plastics still IMO. They have the training to build a practice around it. As far as neurosurgery goes, it might be nice for marketing to have neurosurgeons in the group. Beyond basic value that an interdisciplinary team that can provide that service brings to patients, I don’t think it will be taking the field by storm. Not enough buy-in to do the training nor compensation for the cases, and a bit too far from what most of us consider neurosurgery. If you’re asking more broadly about the procedures: they can work to regain some function in people who would give anything for a flicker.

[Guest]

Nerve and muscle transfers are well-established as plastics and peripheral nerve. Nothing new there unless someone is trying to sell a garbage fellowship with a new portmanteau.