First, I'd like to second George's thanks to Betsy for first making me aware of Dr. Eaton through this forum.

I had a NA on the 5th finger of my right hand on Nov 24th. It was pretty involved this time, since I was 170 degrees contracted and it was a recurrence following a NA in 2001. There was lots of cord to cut- he went through 6 needles (bent and/or dulled) and it took 30-40 minutes. My finger is almost completely straight now, with only a ~10 degree bend left in the PIP joint. I can now put my palm on the table and type with all 5 fingers (if I can remember how).

He's posted the pics at:
http://www.e-hand.com/frame.htm?../img/img00096&stuff

Mine are the pics at the bottom captioned "Needle Aponeurotomy for recurrence two years after right small finger needle procedure...)

I called his office last week- He is out of town till mid week.
You can get an appointment in JANUARY of 2004 !!!
I'm headed down there as soon as he contacts me-
I've sent him pixs of my hands via email
Anyone else going?
Happy Holidays,

Shawn

Congrats on your success! Please let us know how you're doing in a few weeks. Also, I'm glad you spell your name the way you do. Otherwise there would be some very confused people on this site.

Dr.Eaton is a wonderful hand dr. Why go to Paris when such a good dr is here in the USA?

I am a newcomer to this site and I was excited to read of Dr Eaton's needle procedure. I am 58, and some years ago had conventional surgery in South Africa (my home country) to the little finger of my right hand, together with the slpints, discomfort and months of post-operative therapy. Now the index finger of the same hand needs attention, but I won't go through surgery again. Does anyone out there know if there are other Dr Eatons in countries outside the USA????? Help please..............