What is peripheral nerve decompression?
I think that there are more surgeons who are performing this work now, but the list is nowhere near as long as it should be. It currently includes Podiatrists, Orthopedic surgeons, Plastic surgeons, and Neurosurgeons. I was trained by Lee Dellon, MD, a Johns Hopkins plastic surgeon who originated the procedure. It was developed to help relieve the life-altering pain that many diabetics experience, as well as restore normal protective sensation which can prevent many of the amputations that diabetic patients undergo. The peripheral nerves (nerves in the legs, hands, and feet) will often swell within tight anatomical areas, and as a result, will lose their blood supply. In essence, I operate on the peripheral nerves involved (under magnification) and free the nerves from this entrapment. The procedure has been extremely beneficial for an overwhelming number of patients, and I have also found it to be beneficial for other types of neuropathy as well. In one case, I had a patient who was t
