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In a follow-up period ranging from 6 months to 4\u00bd years, 14 patients (9.7%) developed recurrence of pain between 10 and 35 months after surgery. Eleven patients underwent a second PMTG. All nine early failures and 10 of the 11 late recurrences occurred in cases with technical deficiencies. Most of the minor surgical complications observed were also related to avoidable technical errors. There were no anesthetic complications and no deaths.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">All patients developed mild to moderate postoperative hemifacial numbness with or without objective hypesthesia. Both subjective and objective deficits gradually diminished with time and were well tolerated. One year after the operation nearly 40% of the patients still had patches of slightly decreased sensation in one or more trigeminal divisions and 16% had mild dysesthesia. Anesthesia dolorosa or keratitis was not reported. The PMTG procedure is easy to perform and requires a short operative time and a brief period of hospitalization. It is well tolerated by patients, who describe it as a totally pain-free experience. 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