I've been on a few consultations for tummy tuck, some doctors use long acting marcaine, others use exparel. Does one help the pain more than the other? Thank you
Answer: Exparel Exparel is a great pain medication if it is available to you. The only real downside compared to marcaine is the cost. Marcaine generally lasts about 12 hours, but Exparel is a special formulation of marcaine that allows it to last up to 72 hours. My recommendation would be to use it if your surgeon recommends it and feels it is appropriate in your case.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Exparel Exparel is a great pain medication if it is available to you. The only real downside compared to marcaine is the cost. Marcaine generally lasts about 12 hours, but Exparel is a special formulation of marcaine that allows it to last up to 72 hours. My recommendation would be to use it if your surgeon recommends it and feels it is appropriate in your case.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Comparison of marcaine and Exparel Thank you for your question! Marcaine and Exparel are very similar local anesthetics however Exparel lasts significantly longer. This means that Exparel can help provide pain relief for about 72 hours whereas marcaine only lasts the day of surgery. The only downside to Exparel is the added expense but I strongly recommend it to my patients for procedures such as a tummy tuck. Hope that helps answer your question!
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Comparison of marcaine and Exparel Thank you for your question! Marcaine and Exparel are very similar local anesthetics however Exparel lasts significantly longer. This means that Exparel can help provide pain relief for about 72 hours whereas marcaine only lasts the day of surgery. The only downside to Exparel is the added expense but I strongly recommend it to my patients for procedures such as a tummy tuck. Hope that helps answer your question!
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Answer: Marcaine vs. exparel Great question. I feel that exparel is superior over marcaine. They both work the same way, but exparel lasts significantly longer. My patients have had great results with it. I had one patient go out to a coffee shop the night of surgery! This is a decision you should make with your surgeon understanding the benefits and drawbacks of each. Exparel works better, but is more expensive. I wish you the best. Dr. Gabbay.
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Answer: Marcaine vs. exparel Great question. I feel that exparel is superior over marcaine. They both work the same way, but exparel lasts significantly longer. My patients have had great results with it. I had one patient go out to a coffee shop the night of surgery! This is a decision you should make with your surgeon understanding the benefits and drawbacks of each. Exparel works better, but is more expensive. I wish you the best. Dr. Gabbay.
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Answer: Local Anesthesia and Tummy Tuck Surgery If you want an anesthetic in the sheath of the muscle that gets sewn together for tummy tuck surgery, and your doctor plans to use Exparel, Marcaine will be mixed with it to cover the early discomfort, then Exparel will take over. Although the company says it will last 3 days it usually lasts a little more than 48 hours. It must be injected into the tissues. It doesn't work if it just is pooled on the tissues the way a pain pump works.Not all surgical facilities are allowing the use of Exparel yet so it isn't universally available. Sometimes the limitation for allowing it to be used is the cost to the pharmacy of the facility. Your surgeon is not allowed to bring it to the facility either, usually.That being said the worst discomfort is in the first evening after surgery and Marcaine, which has been used safely for years, will cover that time.
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Answer: Local Anesthesia and Tummy Tuck Surgery If you want an anesthetic in the sheath of the muscle that gets sewn together for tummy tuck surgery, and your doctor plans to use Exparel, Marcaine will be mixed with it to cover the early discomfort, then Exparel will take over. Although the company says it will last 3 days it usually lasts a little more than 48 hours. It must be injected into the tissues. It doesn't work if it just is pooled on the tissues the way a pain pump works.Not all surgical facilities are allowing the use of Exparel yet so it isn't universally available. Sometimes the limitation for allowing it to be used is the cost to the pharmacy of the facility. Your surgeon is not allowed to bring it to the facility either, usually.That being said the worst discomfort is in the first evening after surgery and Marcaine, which has been used safely for years, will cover that time.
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Answer: Marcaine vs. Exparel for pain management Thank you for the question. Marcaine has a shorter half life than Exparel. Exparel is basically Marcaine in liposomes and is released slowly to last up to 3 days. The other main difference is the cost. Exparel is more costly than Marcaine. Good luck with your surgery!Dr. Khuthaila
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Answer: Marcaine vs. Exparel for pain management Thank you for the question. Marcaine has a shorter half life than Exparel. Exparel is basically Marcaine in liposomes and is released slowly to last up to 3 days. The other main difference is the cost. Exparel is more costly than Marcaine. Good luck with your surgery!Dr. Khuthaila
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