After the ligament is cut, the skin is closed with stitches. The gap where the ligament was cut is left alone and eventually fills up with scar tissue. If you have open carpal tunnel release surgery, ...

Each year, doctors perform 400,000 to 600,000 carpal tunnel release surgeries — one type of surgery used to treat the ...

The technique, ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel surgery, is widely used in Europe ... The only sign of the op is some bruising ...