Santa Cruz Blue Peel doctors

	Vincent D. Lepore, MD San Jose Plastic Surgeon 2581 Samaritan Drive Suite 102, San Jose		1 answer
	Robert M. Lowen, MD Bay Area Plastic Surgeon 305 South Drive Suite 1, Mountain View
	James H. Beckett, MD Santa Cruz Dermatologist Soquel

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Is the Obagi Blue Peel Worth the Cost of the Anesthesia? I am 42 years old and my plastic surgeon has recommended the Obagi Blue Peel for the lines beginning to form on my face & my enlarging pores. He says it is extremely painful and it must be done under anesthesia. He has tried local sedation in-office, but the patients experience very much discomfort. I will have to pay $500 on top of all of the other expenses (use of surgery suite, doctor's fee, etc.). I need to know if this is going to be worth all of the trouble.

A: Obagi Blue Peel and Anesthesia

In most cases Obagi Blue Peels and other trichloroacetic acid peels can be performed with topical anesthetics and/or sedation (oral or IV). If you have an unusually low pain tolerance, you could consider general anesthesia but I have found my patients do fine with topical anesthesia and a light sedative.

Vincent D. Lepore, MD

San Jose Plastic Surgeon