Treatments

Carpal tunnel syndrome causes numbness in your thumb, index and middle fingers. A carpal tunnel release should improve your symptoms and prevent permanent nerve damage.

A Dupuytren’s fasciectomy should straighten your fingers and give you a worthwhile improvement in the function of your hand.

A ganglion is not serious. If it is causing problems, your surgeon can remove it.

Trigger finger is a condition where your finger jams or gets stiff. If treatment with steroid injections has failed, surgery should allow your finger to move freely.

Osteoarthritis at the base of your thumb can cause pain when you use your thumb and prevent you from performing normal activities. A trapeziectomy can relieve the pain and so improve how your thumb works.

Metalwork is often used in operations to help bones to heal. Once your bones have healed, your surgeon may recommend removing the metalwork to reduce or prevent any problems it may cause.

A breast augmentation is an operation to make your breasts larger, and usually to improve their shape. You should consider the options carefully and have realistic expectations about the results.

A breast reduction is an operation to make your breasts smaller. You should consider the options carefully and have realistic expectations about the results.