A few surgeons I've consulted with injected marcaine into rectus muscles during plication for post op pain. Is it as effective as exparel and how long does it provide the numbing pain relief?
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Hi Rachel and thanks for the question. EDS presents difficult challenges since much of the support for a fascial/rectus sheet repair relies on good quality scar tissue which patients with EDS fail to make. generally speaking, with EDS, one should support any fascial repair or rectus...
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