Medical Treatment
A proper diagnosis for Dupuytren’s contracture is essential for medical specialists to devise a proper treatment plan for the patient. The diagnosis consists of recording and feeling the number of nodules on the skin, the sensation of pain, and the size of the nodules. The doctors also check for the patient’s grasping ability to hold things, the pinching of items with the fingers, the amount of sensation you are feeling in your fingers and thumb, and the range of motion you can exhibit with your fingers and thumb. Following are some medical treatments that are available for the cure of Dupuytren’s contracture:
Non-surgical treatment options:
These are some less invasive treatment plans for the patients of Dupuytren’s contracture for less severe conditions. If the condition of the patient suffering from Dupuytren’s contracture is at the earlier phases, then the doctors opt for the non-surgical treatments and these include:
Enzyme injection:
The doctors inject the enzyme vaccine in the patients who are suffering from the bending or curling of the fingers. The enzyme vaccine consists of a collagenase enzyme mixture, which helps in the dissolving of the tight, stiff, and thicker tissue knots. The collagenase enzyme vaccine comes under the name of Xiaflex in the market. The dissolving of stiff and thick tissue knots weakens the stiff bands of tissues and then make it possible for the doctor to stretch the stiff area. There are some possible side effects of this enzyme shot which include bruising, swelling, pain, or bleeding in the area of shot penetration. While in some rare cases, there are possibilities of tendon and ligament damage which is a severe health hazard for the patient and requires immediate surgery. The medical specialist is the only person who can decide whether you get an enzyme injection or not.