The first surgery to treat depression in Saudi Arabia

The first surgery to treat depression is successful in Saudi Arabia

Have you ever known that you can treat depression through surgery? Of course no!, while I was scrolling in twitter I saw this tweet that was about this surgery, and I was amazed about how we’ve evolved this far. in this article I will write about the first surgery that has been performed to treat depression.

A patient with chronic depression who had undergone more than 25 years of surgical intervention to relieve his severe symptoms and accompanying anxiety has been treated by medical team at King Salman Medical City in Madinah that are specialized in neurosurgery and psychiatry.

The team performed a “bilateral anterior gyrus resection” under full anesthesia, which was successful without any complications. The patient’s mood and psychological condition have been improved, his sleep patterns reverted to normal, he stopped thinking about death excessively and experiencing constant grief, and his anxiety about the future subsided.

Such an amazing work, proud to be Saudi.