Is anesthetic typically used when suturing with surgical staples?

kingtaj — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:25:40 -0800

Is anesthetic typically used when suturing with surgical staples? I recently had a head injury that left me with a 3-inch gash on top of my head. At the ER (in small-town Oklahoma), the doctor used 7 surgical staples to close up the wound, however, he did NOT use anesthetic. This hurt like hell, it was more painful than the original injury.

Should he have used anesthetic, or is this a situation where they wait for you to ask for it?

Solutions to survive the pain of laser hair removal treatments please!

iamkimiam — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:28:12 -0800

What can I do to make laser hair removal treatments more tolerable? I recently started laser hair removal treatments on my legs and bikini line. I prepaid for the treatments and am very interested in completing them...however, my first session was UNBEARABLE. I thought that I had a high pain threshold, but this was a whole different animal. Something about the way the lasers work...it was excruciating. I want to go through with the remaining treatments because I think the results will be worth it, but I'd like to hear about some pain management techniques or topical anesthetics that would be safe to try. My internet searching has been fruitless. Anybody been through this? How did you survive?

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Is anesthetic typically used when suturing with surgical staples?

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