I was going to have MiraDry, but had to cancel the appointment because I couldn't tolerate the pain of the lidocaine injections. It was the most intense pain I've ever felt in my life, so bad it caused me to scream at the top of my lungs and nearly black out. I asked if I could be sedated, but they're not allowed to administer anesthesia in the office, nor can they take the MiraDry machine to the hospital. Is there any solution to this? Any doctors that will perform MiraDry under anesthesia?
Answer: I want to have a miraDry treatment, but cant handle the painful injections. What can I do? At our office we offer Pronox to our miraDry patients. Pronox is nitrous oxide that you can inhale safely during the procedure. You hold the tube and inhale as needed. It will not let you inhale an unsafe amount. It dissipates quickly after treatment, without long term effects, so you can drive yourself home.
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Answer: I want to have a miraDry treatment, but cant handle the painful injections. What can I do? At our office we offer Pronox to our miraDry patients. Pronox is nitrous oxide that you can inhale safely during the procedure. You hold the tube and inhale as needed. It will not let you inhale an unsafe amount. It dissipates quickly after treatment, without long term effects, so you can drive yourself home.
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November 11, 2018
Answer: Numbing for Miradry Your experience leads me to believe the practice did not have the new numbing technique that the company has trained my nurses to do. I am not exactly sure based on your story above but perhaps another consult locally would help. We have medical grade numbing cream as well although is generally not necessary could be useful. IF they used a syringe and did injections that is outdated, there is now a numbing adapter with extremely small gauge needles that makes the numbing very tolerable. Best of luck.
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November 11, 2018
Answer: Numbing for Miradry Your experience leads me to believe the practice did not have the new numbing technique that the company has trained my nurses to do. I am not exactly sure based on your story above but perhaps another consult locally would help. We have medical grade numbing cream as well although is generally not necessary could be useful. IF they used a syringe and did injections that is outdated, there is now a numbing adapter with extremely small gauge needles that makes the numbing very tolerable. Best of luck.
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October 22, 2018
Answer: MiraDry options... There's a couple of options for you including general anesthesia which is high risks for such a minor procedure. On the other hand, a combination of nitrous (laughing gas) and oxygen mixture works well for this and other uncomfortable procedures done in office.Good luck! Dr. ALDO
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October 22, 2018
Answer: MiraDry options... There's a couple of options for you including general anesthesia which is high risks for such a minor procedure. On the other hand, a combination of nitrous (laughing gas) and oxygen mixture works well for this and other uncomfortable procedures done in office.Good luck! Dr. ALDO
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October 22, 2018
Answer: Pain medication for Miradry The lidocaine injections used for Miradry have been painful in the past, but there are several ways to make the experience more tolerable. Most providers are now injecting a tumescent solution instead of just lidocaine. We dilute the lidocaine with lactated ringers solution which significantly reduces the stinging sensation of the actual local anesthetic. They also make an injection device that utilizes several 32 guage needles on a disc. This device has been shown to also drastically reduce the uncomfortable feeling of the injections. The needles are the same as used for botox and are almost imperceptible when penetrating the skin. If you really needed anesthesia for the procedure, it could be done. It shouldn't be necessary with these other interventions, but could be done if you have your procedure completed at a practice that has staff to provide the anesthesia.
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October 22, 2018
Answer: Pain medication for Miradry The lidocaine injections used for Miradry have been painful in the past, but there are several ways to make the experience more tolerable. Most providers are now injecting a tumescent solution instead of just lidocaine. We dilute the lidocaine with lactated ringers solution which significantly reduces the stinging sensation of the actual local anesthetic. They also make an injection device that utilizes several 32 guage needles on a disc. This device has been shown to also drastically reduce the uncomfortable feeling of the injections. The needles are the same as used for botox and are almost imperceptible when penetrating the skin. If you really needed anesthesia for the procedure, it could be done. It shouldn't be necessary with these other interventions, but could be done if you have your procedure completed at a practice that has staff to provide the anesthesia.
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October 5, 2018
Answer: MiraDry Thank you for your question.I'm sorry to hear that you found it so painful.Sometimes numbing cream can help to reduce that pain, you may need to take painkillers and/or a sedative to help during the administration of the anaesthesia.
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October 5, 2018
Answer: MiraDry Thank you for your question.I'm sorry to hear that you found it so painful.Sometimes numbing cream can help to reduce that pain, you may need to take painkillers and/or a sedative to help during the administration of the anaesthesia.
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