STEP BY STEP PHOTOS OF MVD. WARNING, GRAPHIC PICTURES.
http://www.mayfieldclinic.com/Procedures/MVD_Procedure.htm
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You might find this new method much more comforting.
Minimally Invasive MVD http://www.livingwithtn.org/forum/topics/minimally-invasive-mvd-surgery
Smaller incision, smaller hole, done with a scope, very fast recovery, very few complications from this method.