structural:reformatting, quality:corruption, quality:correction
Surgical

The main surgical treatments for Meralgia Paresthetica are nerve decompression and neurectomy. The main difference between the decompression and neurectomy is that the decompression will remove material around the nerve which might compress it, while the neurectomy removes the nerve itself. By keeping the nerve intact, a decompression preserves sensation. With a neuroectomy, there will be permanent numbness distal to the site of transaction because the nerve is transected and removed. However, in studies measuring patient quality of life, patients seem to be rarely bothered by the loss of sensation.