The Hand Center Founder, Prestigious Hand Surgeon, Philanthropist, and Inventor,...

The Hand Center Founder, Prestigious Hand Surgeon, Philanthropist, and Inventor, Undergoes Hand Surgery... the Operation He Invented

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--It's a good thing that Dr. Michael G. Brown, Founder of The Hand
Center in Houston, Texas and Brown Hand Center across the country
invented TWO new endoscopic hand surgery techniques. He is known for
THE BROWN PROCEDURE, an endoscopic carpal tunnel technique that allows
patients to return to work and full activities in 7 days, all with no
stitches. His work has been reported in the prestigious Journal of
Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery and considered to be the most
significant medical advancement in 60 years for the world's most
common condition......carpal tunnel syndrome which affects 10% of the
world's population. Now Michael G. Brown, M.D. will undergo the BETR
procedure he invented to treat another common hand problem, trigger
finger.

The Brown Endoscopic Trigger Release (BETR) is an outpatient,
minimally invasive technique of releasing the A1 pulley in the palm of
the hand that is the culprit in "trigger finger." Trigger finger
causes the finger to lock in a clenched position in the palm and left
untreated the tendon will rupture leading to months of recovery. Open
techniques were associated with pain from the incision. After urging
from other doctors that Dr. Brown taught THE BROWN PROCEDURE for
carpal tunnel to finally Dr. Brown developed the BETR technique and
the instruments to perform the procedure. BETR has been successfully
performed on many thousands of patients at The Hand Center. Now the
tables are turned and Dr. Brown will become the patient and place his
hand in that of surgeon Randy Lopez, M.D. who was trained in these
techniques personally by Dr. Brown. For interviews with Dr. Brown, the
technique's developer, or with Dr. Lopez call 713 586 3120 or 281 435
0235 (THE HAND CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS) www.thehandcenter.com.

The Hand Center, Houston
Dr. Michael G. Brown, 713-586-3120 or 281-435-0235
www.thehandcenter.com

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