"It’s now been 11 weeks since my MVD surgery….to say that it has changed my life is an understatement at best. Suffering with this affliction for 4 years had been devastating.
When I found out Dr. Sekula was moving to NYC, I knew it was meant to be that I would have my MVD surgery with him. As hisvery first patient at Columbia with my January 2022 virtual appointment, I promised to send before and after photos! I finally feel emotionally ready to do so.
Hitting the jackpot with 2 disorders, Hemifacial Apasm and Chiari malformation meant there was a possibility that surgery would have to be stopped if there was no room for Dr. Sekula to reach the offending nerve/blood vessel compression causing my Hemifacial Spasm. Thankfully, because of him, that was not the case, and surgery was successfully completed.
It’s actually hard now to remember the spasms as I have not had a single one since I woke up post surgery. It wasn’t until 4 AM the morning after my surgery that I realized my face was “quiet”, the best feeling ever.
Thank you for changing my life with this surgery, it is such a joy to be able to smile again and look people in the eye without worrying about my face. I feel so very fortunate to have found you and even happier that you moved to NYC, so close to where I live!"