This is why neurolysis is preferred over surgically blocking nerves.

Other less common forms of surgical neurolysis or microdecompression are also used to treat the condition when conservative measures fail.

Some surgical options include nerve grafting, neurolysis, or nerve reconstruction.

If there is scarring within the nerve or branches, this is relieved by internal neurolysis.

Practical surgical procedures used for treating synkinesis are neurolysis and selective myectomy.

Though neurolysis lacks long-term outcome studies and evidence-based guidelines for its use, for patients with progressive cancer and otherwise incurable pain, it can play an essential role.

PROGNOSTIC: To predict the outcome of long-lasting interventions (e.g., infusions, neurolysis, rhizotomy).

It has been long recognized that neurolysis (a surgery to remove the scar tissue from the dura and nerve roots) is futile, and will only lead to more scar tissue.

Destructive agents such as ethanol or phenol can be used to effect neurolysis at sites identified by local anesthesia as appropriate for permanent pain relief and may also be used to cause destruction of central nervous system structures.

Surgical treatment for hemifacial spasm in the early 20th century included neurolysis (destruction of nerve tissue), stretching the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve), and high-pressure irrigation of the nerve with lactate ringer's solution.