What Does Chondroplasty Mean?

Chondroplasty refers to surgery of the cartilage, the most common being corrective surgery of the cartilage of the knee. Surgery known as thyroid chondroplasty is used to reduce the visibility of the Adam's Apple in transgender women.

How long does it take to recover from chondroplasty?

Most patients have their arthroscopic surgery as outpatients and are home several hours after the surgery. The small puncture wounds take several days to heal however, it takes several weeks for the joint to maximally recover.

What does chondroplasty mean in medical terms?

Chondroplasty refers to the smoothing of degenerative cartilage and trimming of unstable cartilage flaps to stabilize and treat chondral lesions.