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The old open surgical technique has been performed since the turn of the century, but was unsatisfactory because of the high rate of side effects. The new technique was developed in 1987 and has been performed at least 20,000 times in Europe, United States of America, Taiwain, Brazil, South Africa and elsewhere.
