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Type of Anesthestic for CO2 Fractional Laser?
asked 6 months ago by jeaneola in Bloomingdale, IL
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 62 times
Tags: anesthesia
3 answers to Type of Anesthestic for CO2 Fractional Laser?
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Fraxel Laser
We use BLT topical with and local blocks. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Fractional CO2 lasers can be very painful.
Superficial treatments can be performed with topical anesthetic with or without systemic analgesics. When I do more aggressive treatments, I use oral sedation, analgesics, nerve blocks, tumensent anesthesia and in rare cases general anesthesia.
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Fractional CO2 laser anesthesia
Most of our patients in Santa Rosa have fractional CO2 laser done with oral sedation and a local anesthetic cream. Sometimes a nerve block can be added, but most people do not need general anesthesia or even IV sedation. Best of luck
Francisco Canales, MD
Santa Rosa Plastic Surgeon
Santa Rosa Plastic Surgeon