Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome will take about 2 to 4 weeks to recover from surgery, while the numbness may take about 3 months to return.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, resulting in a series of signs and symptoms. Surgical treatment involves releasing the compression of the nerve in the carpal tunnel, i.e., loosening the areas of adhesion and cutting off some of the associated tissues to release the nerve from the compression.
After surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, it takes about 2 weeks for the tissues that were loosened or cut off during the surgery to be repaired and for the surgical wound to heal, i.e., the stitches can be removed in about 2 weeks. However, symptoms such as numbness may take up to 3 months to recover because the nerves recover slowly.
The removal of stitches does not mean complete recovery, and patients should also be instructed by the doctor to carry out appropriate functional exercises to promote the recovery of local tissues and prevent the occurrence of tissue adhesions and other complications.