Well, so would I. The spoon doesn't cure the symptoms.

I don't know the exact numbers, but I definitely feel like brain surgery carries a much higher risk with it than a new spoon. Some people might prefer not to take that risk, especially in cases of elderly people who may not be strong enough to survive surgery.

Well, so what? It seems to be a standard medical practice. It only sounds scary because it's new / we're used to have it sound scary in TV shows.

It also sounds expensive.

Brain surgery is very risky, invasive, and is only available to a subset of the population. Spoons are risk free.