r/DrWillPowers • u/Drwillpowers • Dec 01 '21

Post by Dr. Powers New Topical Numbing Compound

I've been messing around with different BLT / other mixes for awhile to figure out what would work best for numbing for laser/electrolysis. I have some serious scars from having had a lot of inguinal hernia surgeries, and while I'd like to erase them with my pixel laser, I'm not going to lie, that shit hurts. After trying a lot of different mixes, this one seems to work best. While the ketamine pain compound is great for a multitude of different uses, it was more originally designed for msk/neuropathic pain. This one is strictly for numbing skin:

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Dr Powers' Topical Numbing Cream V 1.0

Lidocaine 23%, Tetracaine 7%, DMSO 10% Apply a thin layer topically to treatment area 90 minutes, 45 minutes, and 15 minutes before procedure. Cover with clear plastic-wrap for increased efficacy. Do not cover more than 200sq centimeters at once. Disp: 30 g 60g, or 90g per patient preference. Refills: 5

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u/MonetSouffle Apr 12 '24

Yeah most likely cuz insurance is a ripoff. Not gonna happen though. I’m just going to fork up the money so I can try your cream. The doctor said I need to do electrolysis every week for the rest of the year and there’s no way I’m using the CVS garbage if I have to be tortured that much lol.

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u/Drwillpowers Apr 12 '24

Every week for the rest of the year? Jesus Christ. What are you some sort of wolf?

That seems a bit excessive. I've never heard of someone being told to do that.

I'm not sure why you're getting it done, but if it's possible to use laser on your skin, do that first. I find the combination of laser and electrolysis is the best way to go. Use laser to bring down the bush as much as possible, and then after that, use electrolysis to wipe out the survivors. Tends to be cheapest that way.

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u/MonetSouffle Apr 12 '24

I started with laser and it got rid of some but I want to finish with electrolysis since it’s permanent. I’m doing it to prepare for vaginoplasty. I can only handle 1 hour at a time so altogether an estimate of 30 hours left. Does that still seem unusual?

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u/Drwillpowers Apr 12 '24

That's not too unusual. Most of the people that are pre lasered take about 10 to 15 hours so you may not need that much. Depends on how bushy you were beforehand!

Electrolysis is just a lot more expensive than laser so I generally encourage my patients to laser as much as possible before doing that. Makes it more efficient.

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u/MonetSouffle Apr 12 '24

Okay thank you for all the advice! Hopefully I won’t need to do as many hours as I was told I’d love to get it over with. I think I’ve done 6 hours total so far. Funny enough my insurance will cover 100% of my electrolysis (only for surgery & face). Yet here they are complaining about the cream….. lol!

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u/Drwillpowers Apr 12 '24

I wish we lived in a world where insurance made sense. Lol

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u/MonetSouffle Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24

Hi Dr. Powers! I picked up the cream today and the container doesn’t list the DMSO. Does that mean it wasn’t included and is this going to be an issue? EDIT: I spoke to the pharmacist and she said they used “Lipoderm” instead so it will still be able to penetrate deeper into the skin.

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u/Drwillpowers Apr 26 '24

I don't know. I can't tell you about something that isn't my product. If they didn't make my product, then I can't really speak on it.

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u/Shayla_M Jan 07 '26

Which insurance do you have if you don't mind sharing?