People may not do lobotomies, but people still do some crazy things to their heads.
The question is (applying newfound Cecil-knowledge) why is it “trepanation” and not “craniostomy”?
This thing sounds like Friz Freleng was the director.
Cecil also did a column on this: What’s the story on trepanation?
Correctly, it is craniostomy, as in “burr hole craniostomy.”
Of course, you have to carefully differentiate it from craniotomy.