A member asked:

Small area of pinky finger skin is having numbness near the incision area of the 5th metacarpal. how many months will it take to heal numbness 100% ?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Hard to say: It varies somewhat based upon the cause. It could be a retraction injury to the nerve during surgery, it might be encased in scar, it may have even been transected. I would discuss directly with your surgeon.

Answered 11/27/2017

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