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Lena was a patient with extreme discomfort in her hand and was ultimately diagnosed with carpal tunnel. Experiencing many uncomfortable days and nights with a numb hand, she finally decided to turn to UConn Health’s innovative and painless “wide awake surgery.”
UConn Health’s wide-awake surgery is exactly what it sounds like: a best-in- class surgery that occurs while the patient is wide awake. That means there’s no need for sedation and no pain during the procedure. In fact, patients can even continue on with their normal day-to-day routine, including driving to and from the procedure and eating the morning of.
Joel Ferreira, M.D., one of UConn Health’s world-class hand, wrist and elbow surgeons, said wide-awake surgery is also possible for patients who normally can’t undergo surgery, including those who aren’t medically cleared for anesthesia.
You don’t have to travel far to experience this latest revolution in medical surgery. UConn Health, the area’s only academic medical institution, makes wide-awake surgery possible for both Farmington Valley and Connecticut residents.
UConn Health affords Connecticut the ability to have the latest research and innovations, such as wide-awake surgery, while also developing the technologies and the doctors of tomorrow.
