Dupuytren’s contracture, or Dupuytren’s disease, occurs when the fingers bend in towards the palm and cannot be completely straightened because of a fixed flexion contracture. This connective tissue disorder involving the palmar fascia of the hand is inherited, and is named after the surgeon who developed a corrective surgery, Baron Guillaume Dupuytren. A number of […]

Dupuytrens disease is a hand distortion, causing the fibrous tissue underneath the skin surface of fingers and the palm area to become thick and contract. It can interfere with doing everyday tasks such as putting on gloves or even placing your hands inside pockets. At Real Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Dr. Salerno has extensive experience with hand […]