What if I decide not to have Dupuytrens surgery?
The condition may not worsen if all you have are lumps and no bands, combined with a negative family history. Once the bands form, the disease can worsen. The rate of worsening is dependent upon multiple factors, including the extent of disease and family history. In a worse-case scenario, functional use of the hand will be lost.
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