What is a fasciotomy?

Fasciotomy is a surgery in which the outlet in the fascia is created to relieve pressure. This procedure can be made by an emergency base or is planned to solve the ongoing health problem. Usually this is done by a general surgeon or a specialist in the foot, depending on the areas of the body where the fasciotomy is required. The recovery time after surgery varies depending on this location of the procedure and other health factors in the patient's life. The patient is healthier at the time of the procedure, the shorter the healing time. When the pressure is under the facade, this can lead to serious health problems, such as the interruption of blood supply to the limb. Plantary fasciitis is swelling a chronic inflammatory condition of the foot due to inflammation. Swelling can also become anywhere in the body due to inflammation, infection and crush injury.

surgeon recommends fasciotomy when it turns out that the pressure building below the facade is sufficientThey are high that the patient is threatened by complications. Using local anesthetics, the surgeon dulls the area and cuts to open a hole in the fascia to ease the pressure. As the surgical place heals, the tissue will grow through the hole, so the fascia will be a little longer in the future and reduce the risk of dangerous pressure accumulation.

Sometimes fasciotomy can be performed while the patient is under a general anesthetic. This can be done when the procedure is performed as part of a larger surgery or in the case of a patient with severe burns that may be in extreme pain. General anesthetics helps manage pain and also provides opportunities for other procedures such as skin grafts on burnt areas.

For plantar fasciitis, it is possible to perform endoscopic fasciotomy, while the surgeon produces two small slots to introduce a cutting tool and camera. In other cases, a longer cut will be required. Recovery from open fasciotomy in which a large cut is needed, usually TRVIt longer, because instead of cutting it needs time to recover before continuing the patient's normal activity.