Swelling, Rough Skin, and Eyes Almost Shut After Fraxel Repair

I had 2 Vicodan and 1 Valium prior to Fraxel Repair, as well as numbing cream on my entire face and the top of my neck. My MD also administered a dental block prior to the procedure. It was very painful, almost to the point that I wanted to tell her to stop about halfway through. I had a lot of swelling today (the day after), and my eyes were almost swollen shut. I am not having any weepy skin, but my skin feels like sandpaper and it feels like millions of fine grains of sand are all over. Are these normal? Will they improve?

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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Shellee in NC in Raleigh, NC

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Fraxel re:pair Need Not Be a Painful Experience

Hi Shellee, Sorry to hear about your painful experience having your Fraxel re:pair treatment. It is not necessary to have pain with this procedure, certainly not to the extent that you describe. On a zero to ten scale (ten being the worst pain, zero no pain) my patient’s average two to three. To make patients comfortable the treating physician must develop a combination of medication and properly placed nerve blocks along with tumescent infiltration of dilute lidocaine solution.... more