I Am Allergic to Codeine.
Any Suggestions for Pain Control After Mommy Makeover?
Many options.
Pain control post-op is of great importance. The less pain, the more you are walking around which equates to less complications and a better overall sense of your recovery. Narcotics, like codeine, have issues. Still, most patients need something post-op.
In addition to narcotics, other meds can be used like muscle relaxers, gabapentin/Neurontin, Celebrex (if not sulfa allergic), etc. All are non-narcotic in nature. Another option which I have used for the past year is Exparel which is an injectable, long lasting (3-4 days), delayed release pain medicine (Marcaine) which is injected into the muscle layer. I found this works amazingly well for most patients.
About Dr. Aaron Gorin
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon · Gorin Plastic Surgery and Med Spa
- Board certification
- American Board of Plastic Surgery (verify)
- Education and training
- Undergraduate, Biology, University of Oregon (Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
- MD, The George Washington University School of Medicine
- Residency, General Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts (five-year)
- Fellowship, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery (three-year), Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland
- Memberships
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Awards
- Top Morpheus8 Provider (2025)
- NPI
- 1174514897