They said most family members have been accepting of their decision. Last August, Betty and William Lyons arrived in Mexico for their operations. Part of the procedure involves preoperative counseling, which is supposed to condition the person to the benefits of trepanning. William Lyons said he could first feel the effect of his operation just four hours later. Betty Lyons claims the procedure has wiped away her depression.
Doctors call it bunk because there is no data to support it.
Snyder calls the trepanners criminals.