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I cut my thumb deep enough to indent it. i suspect i have severed a nerve. at 16 will i and how long will it take to regain feeling and fill out?

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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

Nerve injury: is usually permanent. Surgical repair is not possible in a small nerve such as digital nerve. Deformity would probably improve, but it too can be permanent, depending on severity of it.

Answered 5/1/2015

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A member asked:

I cut my thumb deep enough to indent it. i suspect i have severed a nerve. at 16 will i and how long will it take to regain feeling and fill out?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

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