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I had Xiaflex on my ring finger of my right hand about two years ago. Last fall, I had open surgery on that same hand and it involved palm, pinky, ring and middle finger. For me, there was no complications from the previous Xiaflex. Just my experience ...

~ dawn

Do you consider the Xiaflex NA to have been a failure? If so, was it due to the Xiaflex or the way the NA was performed? I am going to be seeing a plastic surgeon who specializes in both hand surgery and NA to see if either procedure makes sense for my situation. I'll post my thoughts/decisions in a few weeks.

I ended up going to Dr. Ericson for NA 4 months ago. Funny that he is required to give an initial consult (for $250) just before the proceedure. He said in Europe my proceedure would be finished in 10 minutes but with his consult and the proceedure, I was there about an hour. The ring finger which was about 15 degrees, straightened completely but the pinky which had a 45+ degree bend would not staighten all the way and Dr. Ericson did not want to push it too much to avoid tearing the skin; but it is so much better, I hardly notice the small bend. He also uses a shot of cortisone into the cords which he found to help greatly in reducing pain and recurrence.

Initial healing went very well, no pain and able to use it gently, even driving right after. After ten days, I moved a refrigerator and that seemed to cause a small tear in the skin below the small finger. I bandaged it and rested it a few days with no problem but I did notice a tenderness in the palm that persists. The cords in the palm still seem tender and gets a bit painful if I do any heavy manual labor. Other than that, I'm pleased and the angle of the small finger seems stable, the ring finger is straight. The nodules/cords are diminshed and seem stable.

I try to use a padded glove whenever doing manual labor and that helps to minimize any discomfort.

Best wishes to all.

Roy