People who suffer from migraines have a variety of non-invasive treatments to try. But plastic surgeons now say they offer an option that can work as well.

A news release on a new trail said that a study found that deactivating muscles that can irritate the trigeminal nerve branches stops headaches permanently.

Surgeons at Case Western Reserve University and Case Medical Center performed a double-blind, placebo controlled study of the surgery, with 49 patients getting actual treatment and 26 getting a fake procedure.

The surgery is similar to a forehead lift.

"In this study, we've shown that surgical treatment of migraine headaches is safe, effective, and that this reasonably short operation can have a colossal impact on the patients' quality of life -- all while eliminating signs of aging for some patients, too," Dr. Bahman Guyuron, a plastic surgeon involved in the study, said.

A year after the surgery, 57 percent of the patients who had actual treatment said their migraines were gone, compared with only 4 percent in the sham surgery group.

"Though one might not think to look to plastic surgeons to treat migraines, we are commonly involved in peripheral nerve surgery and treat nerve-related pain, so this is a meaningful addition to the field of reconstructive plastic surgery," Guyuron said.

The study appeared in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.