Your First Migraine Surgery Consultation in Miami: What to Expect

At a migraine surgery consultation in Miami, Dr. Morad Askari reviews your migraine diagnosis, where each attack starts, how often your migraines happen and which treatments you have tried, then tells you honestly whether surgery is likely to help. If it is, you leave knowing which trigger sites would be treated, what recovery involves and what it would cost. The consultation is the most important step in migraine surgery, because not everyone with migraines is a candidate.

Here is what happens at the visit and what you leave knowing.

Your Migraine History

The consultation starts with your story. Dr. Askari asks when your migraines began, how many migraine days you have each month, how long attacks last and how severe they get. He also asks how migraines affect your work, family life and sleep, because the goal of surgery is to give that time back.

The most important question is where each attack starts. A clear, consistent starting point is one of the strongest signs that surgery may help.

Your Diagnosis and Neurologist’s Findings

Migraine surgery treats migraines, so a diagnosis from a neurologist comes first. Dr. Askari reviews your neurologist’s findings and works with your neurologist to confirm the diagnosis and make sure surgery fits into your overall care plan. Your neurologist stays part of your care after surgery too.

Treatments You Have Tried

Dr. Askari looks closely at your treatment history:

• Preventive and rescue medications, and how well you tolerated them
• Botox injections, where they were given and how much they helped
• Nerve blocks and whether they stopped your pain for a while

Relief from Botox or a nerve block at a specific site is useful evidence. It suggests that the nerve at that site plays a part in your attacks. Our guide to migraine surgery vs. Botox explains why.

The Examination

Dr. Askari examines the head and neck for tenderness at the points where sensory nerves leave the skull or pass through muscle: above the eyes, at the temples and at the base of the skull. When your pain starts behind the eyes, he may recommend imaging and coordinate with an ear, nose and throat specialist to check for contact points inside the nose.

An Honest Answer on Candidacy

Candidacy is decided at the consultation, not before. If surgery is unlikely to help you, Dr. Askari will tell you directly, and explain what would change that answer. Sometimes that means keeping a headache diary for a few months or trying a nerve block with your neurologist to confirm a trigger site.

If you are a good candidate, he explains which trigger sites he would treat and why. Our guide to who is a candidate for migraine surgery covers what he looks for.

Your Treatment Plan

For candidates, the plan covers:

• The trigger sites: which ones would be treated and where the small incisions would go
• The procedure: typically outpatient under general anesthesia in our QUAD-A accredited surgical center
• Recovery: many patients return to desk work within about one to two weeks
• Results: what improvement is realistic for you, and how it builds over months
• Follow-up: how Dr. Askari and your neurologist will track your progress

Your Personalized Quote

Migraine surgery is self-pay at Revive Surgical Institute, and the price depends mainly on how many trigger sites are treated. You receive a personalized quote after your consultation, and patient financing is available. Our guide to migraine surgery cost in Miami covers typical price ranges.

Meeting Your Surgeon

Dr. Morad Askari, MD, MBA, FACS, is a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 15 years of experience whose practice includes reconstructive hand surgery and microvascular reconstruction, both built on precise work with fine nerves and vessels. He completed a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, trained at the University of Southern California and served as an Associate Professor at the University of Miami. Newsweek named him one of America’s Best Plastic Surgeons for 2025 and 2026.

Conclusion

A migraine surgery consultation in Miami gives you a clear answer: whether surgery is likely to help, which trigger sites would be treated, what recovery looks like and what it would cost. It starts with your migraine history and your neurologist’s diagnosis and ends with an honest recommendation. To take that first step, learn more about migraine surgery in Miami and book a consultation with Dr. Morad Askari.