Sycamore Office
Phone: (815) 669-4811
Yorkville Office
Phone: (630) 352-3700

Sycamore Office
Phone: (815) 669-4811
Yorkville Office
Phone: (630) 352-3700

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.