Acute hand injuries – we work with all types of hand injuries, including open wounds or closed injuries with underlying damage to bone or joint dislocations, tendon, nerve or sprains. The treatment offered will depend on the type and extent of the problem.
Dupuytren’s disease – also called Dupuytren’s contracture, this causes one or more of the fingers to bend in towards the palm of the hand. It can affect one or both hands. We offer:
- Xiapex (collagenase) injections
- Needle fasciotomy
- Fasciectomy (digital / palmar)
Nerve compression – such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, which is pressure on the nerve in your wrist. This causes tingling, numbness and pain in your hands and fingers. We offer treatments for the following nerve compression conditions:
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve)
- Cubital tunnel syndrome (ulnar nerve)
- Radial tunnel syndrome (radial nerve)
Hand and finger osteoarthritis – Hand osteoarthritis often runs in families. It mainly affects women and can start in your 40s and 50s, around the time of the menopause. It causes joints to become swollen and tender. We offer:
- Injection (steroid, filler)
- Trapeziectomy
- Joint replacement / fusion
Ageing – like the rest of our bodies, our hands are subject to the effects of ageing. They may lose their smoothness and firmness, and become more knobbly, with wrinkled skin. They may also develop age spots. We offer:
- Hand rejuvenation treatments (dermal filler or fat transfer)
Conditions in children – there are a number of different conditions of the hand and upper limbs that can affect children. We are able to help with:
- Syndactyly (fused fingers / toes)
- Trigger thumb
- Hand injuries
- Polydactyly (extra digits) / duplicate thumb
- Ingrown toe-nails
Other hand and upper limb conditions – many other conditions of the hand and upper limb can be treated effectively, including:
- Tennis elbow, Golfer’s elbow
- Trigger digit
- De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
- Lumps (ganglion or other)
- Infection
- Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
