FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FRAXEL

MDR report key: 2830250 · Received November 6, 2012

Report

Report Number
MW5027556
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 6, 2012
Report Date
November 6, 2012
Product Code
GEX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FRAXEL: I WAS TOLD THAT SMALL BUMPS WOULD APPEAR LIKE SKIN-TAGS, BUT GO AWAY. THEY APPEARED, BUT NEVER WENT AWAY ON MY NECK. WHEN I WENT BACK IN TO THE MD TO POINT THIS OUT, HE BLEW ME OFF AND WOULD NOT EVEN ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WASN'T PAINFUL BECAUSE THE DOCTOR USED LIDOCAINE TOPICAL. FRANKLY, IT HURT LIKE (B)(4) AND I HAVE A HIGH TOLERANCE TO PAIN. I WAS NOT CAUTIONED ABOUT DRIVING AND I FOUND I HAD TO USE ALL MY CONSIDERABLE PROFESSIONAL DRIVING SKILLS TO GET HOME. CONCLUSION, EVEN IF YOU USE A MD LIKE I DID, GIVE THIS PROCEDURE A PASS. I NOW HAVE TO FIND A COMPETENT DERMATOLOGIST TO TRY TO GET RID OF THE NUMEROUS BUMPS AND SKIN-LIKE TAGS ON MY NECK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FRAXEL LASER GEX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR