Frequently Asked Questions

Blood is mainly a liquid (plasma), which contains some solid components (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets). Platelets contain growth factors, which are very important in the healing of injuries. PRP is plasma that has a higher concentration than what is typically found [...]

Yes, we do offer platelet rich plasma and stem cell injections to our patients, which can often postpone the need for surgery, or even allow you to avoid surgery altogether. We will do an evaluation of your condition to see if you are a candidate for these injections What are stem cells? Inside [...]

An orthopedic surgeon specializes in medical and surgical treatment of the musculoskeletal system. This includes all bones, muscles, tendons and joints. A hand surgeon is a sub specialist in treatment of the hand and often the upper extremity as well. Dr. Badia is an orthopedic surgeon [...]

Hand and upper extremity surgery rarely require general anesthesia. The team of anesthesiologists at The Surgery Center at Doral are very experienced in local and regional block anesthesia. This means you will feel no pain or discomfort. Intravenous sedation will also help you relax or [...]

Badia Hand to Shoulder center is generally open Monday to Friday from 8:00am a 5:00pm although at least one of the providers is available on off hours in order to handle emergencies. The ambulatory center is frequently active late at night due to the management of emergency hand and [...]

Yes, the Surgery Center at Doral is a fully  medicare approved facility with JCAHO certification and has contracts with various major insurance carriers. This includes many commercial insurances, workers compensation carriers and international insurances. Do we have a surgery center [...]

Dr. Badia was former chief of hand surgery at Baptist Hospital in Miami. He now only operates at The Surgery Center at Doral. This is because virtually all orthopedic upper extremity procedures can now be done on an outpatient basis which has a lesser complication / infection rate and [...]

Hand surgery can entail as simple a procedure as a carpal tunnel release or foreign body removal which would allow immediate near full use of the hand, or as complicated as a wrist laceration involving all tendons and nerves which can take up to a year for an adequate functional recovery. [...]

This should only be done with endoscopic carpal tunnel releases and traumatic injuries to both hands that require urgent treatment. However, in most elective cases, it is best to stage the carpal tunnel surgeries 4-6 weeks apart as that allows the patient to have one hand free without [...]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a compression of the median nerve in the carpal canal of the wrist. There can be many causes but in the majority of cases the cause is not clear. We do see this with high incidence in certain groups, which indicates there may be some hormonal involvement that [...]