TRIGGER FINGER RELEASE
The TRIGGER FINGER RELEASE is a surgery performed to treat a finger or thumb that gets stuck in a bent position, as if you were squeezing a trigger.
THE PROCEDURE:
The surgery is done under local anesthesia or a nerve block to prevent pain. You may be awake during the procedure. During the surgery,
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Your surgeon will make a small cut in your skin just below the tunnel of your trigger finger.
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Next, your surgeon will make a small cut in the tunnel (sheath covering the tendon) and then ask you to move your finger.
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Once you can move your finger, your surgeon will close your skin with stitches and put compression or a tight bandage on your hand.