Very interesting, David. My sister once told me that whenever they operate on you for one thing, they screw up something else. I don't know if that's 100% true, but it could be 95% true, so this "sounds" like a great alternative. They just have to make sure they've got it aimed right or....Kaboom.
I was reading this when I realized that I haven't a clue s to what ultrasound waves are. So I looked it up and found the link below.