It’s not major surgery - but it’s surgery nonetheless. Brainlifts can leave an aging brain in both quicker and sharper condition. Dr. Katrina Firlik said in her new book, Another day in the Frontal Lobe, I usually do these procedures on Friday and my clients are actually back to work by Monday

A brainlift is even easier than getting a facelift - and is slick enough to hide bruising. Hair parting is used rather than shaving and stitches are hidden. Ready to sign on the dotted line? If I decide for a brain I plan to contact Dr. Firlik, whose brilliant book I just completed. She said…

This is not brain surgery per se. We map out your memory network based on functional MRI - that’s completely painless of course. Then we take you to the OR and you’re put under general anesthesia…. We make a small incision - half an inch - in the scalp overlying each major node in the memory network, create a small hole in the skull, and insert a neat little metal plug, similar to a watch battery, that contains both a stimulator-electrode and battery. We close everything up with fine absorbable sutures, and that’s it.

Another advantage of a brainlift? It’s nearly impossible for anyone to tell you even had surgery.

The low grade stimulation delivers constant help to your brain’s operation. Batteries are charged every 3 years through the scalp, in the doctor’s office - without need for surgery.

Questions continue to arise about the ethical outcomes of cognitive enhancement, in much the same way that debates raged about the ethics of plastic surgery. Balance perspectives have yet to emerge through all the chatter - and Firlik maintains…

Brainlifts will go through the same cycle as plastic surgery: they’ll gain broader acceptance, the debates will eventually die down, the procedure will become more commonplace.

My question is … “Will they become affordable to even the middle class?” Hey, maybe some folks we work for out there, would be glad to ante up for a few brainlifts, simply to see more finely tuned minds at work. After all, we’re not just talking a tighter face here. What do you think?