“Pinched nerve?”
I have a pinched nerve in my left elbow. It is making part of my left hand numb. I have been told that there is surgery for this problem. However, I have keloids. I am worried that just like the surgeries I have had on my neck that the scar tissue will just tighten around the moved nerve and make things just as bad or worse. Please advise me.
Male | 56 years old
Complaint duration: 9 months
Medications: many
Conditions: diabetes, migraines, high BP
3 Answers
If they are careful with your soft tissues, it shouldn't be a problem.
If the nerve is pinched and causing severe problems, it's going to have to be released. Keloids are mostly limited to the skin and uncommon to deeper tissues. Probably not affecting the nerve or surrounding deep tissue, but can give you scar tissue over the site of the surgical wound. If the nerve gets severely injured, then you are looking at permanent sensory and motor dysfunction.
Dr. F
Dr. F
I believe that Keloiding can happen, but it shouldn’t happen around the nerve as that occurs at a different tissue level. There are some things that can be done to improve the situation.
Robert D. Swift, DO, FAOAO
Robert D. Swift, DO, FAOAO
