What is the Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery recovery process?
You will most likely be awake or mildly sedated during the surgery and your arm will be numbed. You will go home within two to three hours after the surgery is completed. The skin incisions usually heal within three to six weeks, but final recovery of any pre-existing nerve damage can take anywhere from several weeks to a year, depending on the severity of the damage. The nerve may not completely recover depending on how badly it was damaged prior to surgery. However, most patients demonstrate significant improvement in nerve function recover completely. The longer the symptoms lasted before surgery and the more severely damaged the nerve appears at surgery, the longer the recovery time.
