Share review of Mr Ravi Kanth Mallina

Mr Ravi Kanth Mallina 2023-05-16 Person 5 5 0

I had carpal tunnel surgery by Dr Mallina on both hands, the right one in July 2022 and the left one in March 2023. Dr Mallina explained to me in details my options which were open carpal tunnel release or endoscopic carpal tunnel release. I elected the endoscopic surgery because it was less invasive, the hand gets its movement back quicker despite the overall recovery period being the same as the open surgery. However, due to the hospital missing a piece of equipment and the option to postpone my surgery to another day, I decided to proceed with open procedure. In my opinion the recovery following endoscopic surgery is faster, I was able to do a full fist with some help on the day of the surgery, without help 2 days after whereas with the open surgery it took me 2 weeks to be able to close my hand in a full fist. Overall I regained full movement with 3 days whereas with the open surgery it took me 4 weeks. In terms of strength I had 70% back with endoscopic after 5 days, 90% after 2 weeks, full strength after 5 weeks. Whereas it took me 4 weeks to regain 70% of my strength and 6 weeks for full strength. The healing of the wound was also faster with endoscopic surgery, approximately 10 days, 5 weeks for the open surgery. Following my experience, I highly recommend Dr Mallina and the endoscopic surgery for anyone considering carpal tunnel release surgery.