Carpal tunnel release surgery

Carpal tunnel release surgery helps correct or relieve symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The most common symptoms that patients experience include numbness, pain in their hand and tingling.

What happens during carpal tunnel release surgery?

The surgery takes approximately 20 mins. During the surgery, patients are usually under local or general anesthetic.

The surgeon will make a small incision into your hand and cut the transverse ligament (located in your wrist), resulting in the pressure on the nerve which causes the pain to be released.

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Who is suitable for carpal tunnel release surgery?

Patients who have carpal tunnel syndrome will be suitable for this surgery, which can greatly reduce the pain and numbness in their hands and/or fingers by relieving the pressure on the nerves in the wrist.

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What is the recovery period?   

The recovery period for this surgery depends on multiple factors which your consultant will discuss with you. However, it is a short procedure and most patients will be able to go home the same day.

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Contact our self-pay team

We offer a range of self-pay package options, including flexible Hospital Packages and all-inclusive Fixed Price Packages. Flexible payment plans are also available for some of our Fixed Price Packages.

To discuss our package options in more detail, please get in touch with our team.

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Self-pay package

As well as working with all major insurance companies, we also welcome patients who wish to pay for themselves.

Below is an outline of our self-pay hospital package which includes tests, hospital stay and procedure. Please note: it does not include consultant fees, which may vary.

Hospital package from £1,780

Indicative consultant fees from £500

When enquiring about this package, please quote A6510.

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Our daycase hospital package includes:

  • Standard pre-admission tests, including electrocardiogram (ECG) and chest X-ray
  • Light meals
  • Nursing
  • Ward medications and dressings
  • Theatre procedure and anesthetics
  • Inpatient physiotherapy, pathology, occupational therapy, surgical stockings and crutches
  • Post-op and discharge medication
  • Overnight accommodation in a private en-suite room is provided if required, at an increased package price
  • Consultant consultation fee
  • Consultant procedure fee
  • Anaesthetist fee
  • Non-standard diagnostic and histology tests
  • Any additional costs not specified in the package inclusions

Our orthopaedic surgeons

See all the orthopaedic surgeons available at Cromwell Hospital.

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Why choose Cromwell Hospital?

We have a team of experienced orthopaedic surgeons who have developed their skills and knowledge working in some of the leading NHS teaching hospitals in the UK.   

Our orthopaedic surgeons work as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), which includes Orthopaedic nurses and physiotherapists. As a patient, this means that your case will be closely reviewed by a team of musculoskeletal experts who will design a treatment and recovery plan specifically tailored for you.

A one-to-one joint replacement preadmission service is provided by physiotherapy, ensuring a tailored management plan to reduce hospital stay and improve recovery. We provide physiotherapy to patients seven days per week, following national best practice guidance.

If you get in touch with us, we can offer a consultation to assess your case the next day. We also offer a rapid route through to surgery, so you can be seen, cared for and recover in the fastest time possible.

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