Do you think a brain surgeon should have their license taken away from them?

Should a brain surgeon have his or her license taken away from them if they take out over half someone's brain just for epilepsy? Is it really that helpful?
Answer:
Without knowing considerably more about the case in question, NOBODY here can pass judgment.
When you say "just for epilepsy", do you know that there are people who have hundreds of seizures a day, and that no medication helps?
One thing I DO know, is that neurosurgeons are smart people who train for a long time, and know a heck of a lot more about the patient than you or I do.
Sometimes drastic measures are required to save lives. No neurosurgeon just takes out "half a brain" on a whim.
Are you, by chance, the patient? Just wondering.

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Before a brain surgeon removes part of the brain to treat epilepsy tests are done to prove that vital functions like language and memory are adequately working from the parts that won't be taken out. Additional testing is also done during surgery.
While epilepsy surgery is not for every patient with epilepsy, it can and does cure epilepsy for some patients. For them, it is beyond helpful.

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I would have to look at it on a case by case basis. This is a very delicate matter, and cannot be decided by a one size fits all solution.

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Brain surgery, or for that matter, any surgery requires the consent of the person being operated on before surgery is done; it that wasn't done (unless a child) there is assault.
MANY tests and procedures need to be done before brain surgery to identify the area of the brain which is giving rise to the epileptic seizures.
These tests determine how much of the brain needs to be removed and whether the patient is a good 'candidate' for surgery.
This surgery is helpful in many instances; sometimes eliminates seizures, sometimes decreases their number and severity, and there are times when it doesn't help.
Either way, it requires the consent of the person receiving te surgery and if there is consent; there shouldn't be problems with the surgeon's license; barring negligence.

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