For the surgeon to devise a surgical plan to perform this surgery, the surgeon may order some diagnostic tests to understand the patient’s symptoms and level of severity. These tests may include imaging tests like X-rays, EMGs, MRIs along with some blood tests too if necessary. The surgeon will generally use a microvascular technique to perform the procedure wherein they will have to use a microscope to delicately repair the nerves and/or other damaged parts with a lot more precision than any other because the hand is one of the most important parts of a person’s body.

After the procedure has been completed, the patient will be told to stay back at the hospital to make sure their body is accepting the surgery as expected. As a part of the postoperative care, during discharge, the patient will be visited by a physiotherapist who will give the patient some exercises in order to help them recover faster and promote mobility, motion and restore the overall functionality of the operated part.
In cases where the patient’s body responded normally to the surgery and the surgeon did not face any major challenges during the surgery, the patient’s recovery time can be as short as 2 days. But on average, a time span of at least 6 weeks is most recommended, with regular exercising and visits to the concerned physician as and when required.

In some extreme and complex cases the recovery period can be longer and can also go up to several months or in some very adverse and extreme cases, the patient may also have to dedicate more than a year to recover. In such cases, the patient may also be prescribed some painkillers to relieve chronic and high-level pain.

Dr. Dalal has onboarded a vascular surgeon, a hand specialist, an orthopedic hand specialist, and an orthopedic hand surgeon in his facility so that his patients can find all hand and microvascular-related treatments under one roof.