Since I had surgery (about 13 months ago) I am an almost daily visitor at this site, and also regularly searching the net for info on dupe (I have to admit, before the surgery I didnt know a thing about it). I also had some conversations with orthopedic surgeons.
I am sure I am not telling anything new when I say all the available info is very confusing, to say the least.
Nowhere I can find any statistal data, meaning, how many people are having problems, recurrence or not, after surgery or the needle treatment. There is a vague figure of 50% stated in many articles, but to me that seems a rather arbitrary figure.
Why dont we see any comments or inputs from medical professionals in here ? Dont they know the existence of this site ? Or, dont they have a 'meaningful' input?
Without doubting the professional abilities of those surgeons, or practitioners of the needle treatment, I tend to think it is that last one.
So, I guess we will just will have to wait until a really new treatment (collagenase injection?) is proved useful and comes available, and meanwhile, hope we take the right decision about having surgery/needle treatment or not.
As I wrote before in here, the only thing sure about dupe, is that there is nothing sure about dupe.

Eddie,

I'm from Finland and had surgery for 1 month ago. My Dr. is a nice man and talked a lot with me about DC. But, it seems that for medical professionals DC is not any "real disease" like cancer etc. "This is a routine surgery which takes a lot of time and there is no no quarantee of final help".
In many cases DC does not cause eny pain to the patient, but is more a cosmetical problem. Maybe this is why professionals "keep low profile".

Doctors dealing with needle are "agaist the main stream". They are giving more information but also advertising their method and services. It seems to me, that those with knife will not discuss with those with needle.

My surgeon charged $1332.00 for my surgery. Not really a lot for a 1 1/2 hr. surgery and a check-up. The biggest cost was for hospital $1914.00.

This was for little finger at 90 degrees contraction. Finger is totally "normal" at this time (6 1/2 months). Can't even see scar from 4 feet away and continually getting better.

I don't think surgeons get rich from DC. My surgeon was one of the best.
Gary

Jan,

Doctors will keep low profile on pages like these,because some people consider everything from their mouth "as a word from God". I agree what you said about collagenase -if it comes true, but needle method is not any real "cure" for DC. The same "short time help" without any risks of nerve damages can also be given by hand Drs. but they prefer to remove DC as completely as possible. Doctors will not use any "tricks". This is a cynical opinion ,too.