Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital

Spire Gatwick Park Hospital is a well-established provider of private hospital treatments to patients in Surrey and Sussex. You’ll be able to choose from a team of experienced consultants who provide carpal tunnel surgery and personalised aftercare to help you get back to normal as fast as possible.

At Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, our consultants have extensive experience of performing carpal tunnel release surgery in our clean, modern facilities.

Our consultants offer open release surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. During surgery, your consultant will make an incision (cut) so they can see inside your wrist and cut the transverse carpal ligament.

We also offer minimally invasive techniques, which have been developed to help you heal faster, but may not be suitable for everybody. If your surgeon thinks it’s right for you, they may perform:

• Endoscopic release – a camera is used to see inside your wrist so one or two smaller incisions (cuts) can be used
• Minimally invasive release – your consultant uses smaller incisions to reduce scarring
• Ultra-minimally invasive release – your transverse carpal ligament is severed using a thread which is looped around the ligament using needles (and ultrasound to guide your consultant), so no surgical incision is required
• Wide-awake hand surgery or WALANT - a surgical technique allowing the surgeon to operate on your hand while you're awake and no tourniquet is required

Getting here

We're just a few miles from Gatwick Airport, the M25 and M23 motorways, central London and Victoria station are a 30 minute train ride away. We also have free on-site parking available for you and your visitors.

Your consultations

One of our experienced surgeons will be able to offer you an initial consultation within a few days of your enquiry. All your consultations will take place in a private room.

Your surgeon will:

• Ask about your medical history and symptoms
• Examine your hand and wrist and advise on any further tests you may need such as a nerve conduction test or an ultrasound scan
• Suggest other treatments to try before surgery such as painkillers or wrist splints
• Explain in more detail about the procedure and anaesthetic – this is usually local anaesthesia, when you’re awake but can’t feel anything in your wrist and hand
• Tell you about potential complications and risks and how they may affect you
• Give you a chance to ask any questions you have about your treatment and aftercare

The operation takes around 20 minutes and you’ll be able to go home on the same day.

When you arrive for surgery:

• You’ll meet your surgical team and anaesthetist
• You’ll have a local anaesthetic (so you’ll be awake but won’t feel any pain)
• Your surgeon will make a small incision and then cut through the ligament that lies across the front of your wrist – they’ll use the technique you agreed during your consultation

Everyone’s different, so how long it takes to recover from your surgery will depend on your general health and how severe your carpal tunnel syndrome is.

Your consultant will be able to tell you more about your expected recovery, but here’s a typical recovery timeline for carpal tunnel surgery: