How does carpal tunnel surgery work exactly ?

Easy: It is one of the simples surgeries in the world. Takes few minutes just to grab scissor and cut the band of fibrous tissue that is pressing the median nerve. Pts. Get a wound like 2-3 inches long from the palm of the hand down to the wrist. Stitches are placed on the skin to be removed few days later. Some sort of immobilization with a wrist brace is place to prevent movement of the wound.

Release carpal lig: It essentially involves cutting or releasing the transverse carpal ligament and can be done using a variety of approaches.

Release of pressure: The surgery opens the roof of the carpal tunnel to take pressure off the nerve.

See below: A carpal tunnel release divides the transverse carpal ligament that firms the roof of the carpal tunnel that the median nerve passes through. This decompresses the nerve and usually eliminates the symptoms of CTS.

Space enlarging: it cuts the ligament which makes up the roof of the carpal tunnel enlarging the space and getting rid of the compression on the median nerve