New Ways to Treat Post-Operative Plastic Surgery Pain
August 09, 2022
There are new ways to treat pain after cosmetic surgery in an effort to minimize the use of opioids.
According to Lauren C. Nigro, M.D., a board certified plastic surgeon with The Breast Reconstruction and Restoration Center at Mercy, there will always be some element of discomfort after any surgical procedure, but doctors now have new ways of treating pain.
"Beginning at the pre-operative portion of the surgery, we're able to give medications that help reduce post-operative pain, including Tylenol and other agents. Inter-operatively, we can do adjunct measures such as injections with numbing medications and blocks," Dr. Nigro said.
As a result, Dr. Nigro noted that patients have found they are taking fewer narcotics post-operatively.
View Dr. Nigro's interview on new ways of treating post-operative pain.
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