Southport Office
5504 Rob Gandy Blvd.
Southport, NC 28461
(910) 457-4333
Shallotte Office
4428 Main street
Shallotte, NC 28470
(910) 755-3338
Southport Office
5504 Rob Gandy Blvd.
Southport, NC 28461
(910) 457-4333
Shallotte Office
4428 Main street
Shallotte, NC 28470
(910) 755-3338
Neurolysis is a therapeutic procedure used to treat neuromas. During this nonsurgical procedure, the affected nerve is chemically destroyed via seven weekly injections of ethanol mixed with a local anesthetic. Because nerve tissue has an affinity for ethanol, it absorbs the substance, which, after repeated exposure, becomes toxic and destroys the pain-causing nerve. Neurolysis has a success rate of more than 60 percent. However, this treatment modality is not widely accepted by insurance companies.