I don't think anyone can say for certain what the future will bring.

I can say however, the surgery I had on my foot (the top instep) when I was 12, an invasive procedure to remove a tumor (which part of was left in because it was rooted around tendons)...

They cut many nerves on that foot, and for at least 20 yrs I had no sensation there. My toes were not affected.

The numbness wore off very slowly, and I really didn't pay much attention to it. But now in my 60's this foot has started swelling where the surgery scar is, and hurting when any shoe or anything touches the area. It never used to hurt before.
I've been forced to put my Lidoderms on it. If it continues, I'll have to go to the podiatrist. (every doctor I've shown it to was unimpressed, and didn't really care about it). At the time only one surgeon at a teaching hospital would attempt this. He was in plastic surgery. Today, I guess lasers would be used on it.
It was a cavernous hemangioma that bled all the time.

So something has changed, and I don't know what it is. Perhaps the deeper nerve damage is repairing itself?

Living a clean life, and providing the nutrients our nerves need, would be a good idea to prevent any future decline. Peripheral nerves do regenerate, and that time frame depends on the person, their general health, and the place where the damage is. (mine in the foot was "slow")