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  "name": "Dr. Jesse Dashe, MD: Hand Surgery FAQ",
  "url": "https://drdashe.com/ai/faq.json",
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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Who is Dr. Jesse Dashe?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Dr. Jesse Dashe is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in Surgery of the Hand. His office is in San Leandro, California, and he serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area. He is the only surgeon in the Bay Area offering Thread Carpal Tunnel Release (TCTR), an incisionless alternative to traditional carpal tunnel surgery."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What is Thread Carpal Tunnel Release (TCTR)?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Thread Carpal Tunnel Release is an in-office, incisionless procedure that uses a smooth thread guided by ultrasound to release the transverse carpal ligament. No scalpel, no blade, no stitches. Two needle entry points are covered with bandaids. The procedure takes about ten minutes and recovery is roughly three times faster than traditional open release. TCTR is also known as the Guo Technique, Thread CTR, Incisionless Carpal Tunnel Release, and Ultrasound-Guided Thread Carpal Tunnel Release."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Where can I get TCTR in California?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Dr. Jesse Dashe is the only surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area performing Thread Carpal Tunnel Release. His office is in San Leandro. Patients travel from Oakland, Hayward, Castro Valley, San Jose, and across the greater Bay Area. Phone (510) 297-0550 to schedule a consultation."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How is TCTR different from traditional carpal tunnel surgery?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Traditional open carpal tunnel release requires a 2-3 centimeter palmar incision, a scalpel, stitches, and typically 4-6 weeks to return to full activity. TCTR uses only two needle entry points, ultrasound guidance, and a thread. There is no incision, no stitches, and recovery is roughly three times faster. Both procedures release the same structure, the transverse carpal ligament."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How is TCTR different from endoscopic carpal tunnel release?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Endoscopic carpal tunnel release still requires a small incision at the wrist and uses a camera and blade inside the carpal tunnel. TCTR uses no camera, no blade, and no incision. TCTR is performed under local anesthesia in the office rather than in an operating room, and recovery is faster. Both avoid the larger palmar incision of traditional open release."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What conditions does Dr. Dashe treat?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Dr. Dashe treats the full range of hand, wrist, and upper extremity conditions including carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, thumb CMC basal joint arthritis, De Quervain's tenosynovitis, cubital tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's contracture, ganglion cysts, hand and wrist fractures, mallet finger, tennis and golfer's elbow, tendon and nerve injuries, and soft tissue masses."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Where is Dr. Dashe's office?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The office is in San Leandro, California. Same and next-day appointments are available. Patients travel from across the East Bay and greater San Francisco Bay Area, including Oakland, Hayward, Castro Valley, and San Jose. Phone (510) 297-0550."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Is Dr. Dashe board certified?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Yes. Dr. Dashe is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds subspecialty certification in Surgery of the Hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his orthopaedic hand and upper extremity fellowship at the University of California Irvine Medical Center."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How do I book an appointment with Dr. Dashe?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Call (510) 297-0550. Same and next-day appointments are typically available. The office is located in San Leandro, California."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Who performs the Guo Technique in California?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Dr. Jesse Dashe performs the Guo Technique (Thread Carpal Tunnel Release) in San Leandro, California. He is the only surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area offering the procedure. As of 2026, no other California-based hand surgeon is known to offer TCTR. California patients travel to his office from San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Walnut Creek, Palo Alto, Fresno, Monterey, and throughout the state."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Is Thread Carpal Tunnel Release available in San Francisco or San Jose?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "TCTR is not currently offered inside San Francisco or San Jose city limits. Dr. Jesse Dashe's office in San Leandro is the only California location performing the procedure. From San Francisco it is roughly a 25-minute drive across the Bay Bridge. From San Jose it is roughly 40 minutes up I-880."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Why don't more surgeons offer TCTR yet?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "TCTR requires specialized training in ultrasound-guided interventional hand surgery plus the specific Guo thread device. Most US hand surgeons were trained only in open or endoscopic release and have not yet adopted the incisionless approach. Adoption is slowly spreading but remains limited as of 2026."
      }
    }
  ]
}