Dr.
Winter Park,#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Fri, April 20, 2007
Martha received CO2 laser resurfacing of her face for severe sun damage and wrinkling about 3-4 yrs. ago. Her report is totally fictitious. With just 10 minutes left of a 30 minute procedure, Martha asked for more Valium, not pain medication. She had been given anti-anxiety medication before the procedure and it would not have been appropriate to give more at this time. She was given full instructions as to the care of her face after the procedure and she was given pain medication. These patients must keep their dressing dry for 4 days and thus must drink their nourishment through a straw and cannot brush or floss-and everyone does this with no problem. On the second day after the surgery, the patient's "husband" called and stated she needed more pain medication as her son had stolen hers from her purse. A likely story. We refused and subsequently checked with her family doctor who discharged her from his practice because of drug seeking when they found her with multiple bottles of pain killers. Martha then went to the hospital complaining of the "burn" and not knowing what they were looking at, admitted her. There was no infection and in over 800 cases we have never had an infection. Martha has never presented any documentation or doctor's record of the events. Her report is totally without merit. She never returned to our office for follow up or discussion.