FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
FRAXEL
MDR report key: 2830250
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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 |