Treatment #21 Post Op Photos

Elliot's been battling a cold, along with mom, for the past week so "updating the blog" kept getting pushed to the back burner.  It's been almost 3 weeks since his laser surgery for his port wine stain. I haven't updated regularly but I will add all of the photos here. He seemed to swell more this time, and it last for a few days. He healed up really well though. He did get a few light scabs down the bridge, and just under, his nose. He still has some redness from the treatment but his spots are mostly gone. Within the next couple of weeks we should see how much clearance he got from this one.

4 days post op

10 days post op

12 days post op

20 days post op

I'm not surprised that it's taken so long since it was a really heavy treatment. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with the Prima laser next month.

xoxo

Treatment #21: 1-3 Days Post Op

Laser treatment #21 of Elliot's Port Wine Stain is in the books. Elliot was a champ through it all, as usual. Our plan was to try the new Prima laser this time, but unfortunately it wouldn't calibrate correctly so Dr. Orringer was unable to use it. The Prima is the first laser improvement since Elliot was born. It's supposed to target the Port Wine Stain deeper and I've heard that healing time is a little shorter. I was pretty bummed that it wasn't working that day. I'm actually scheduling him for another treatment in April to give it a go.

He said it was pretty painful when he woke up. The nurse asked his pain level and he said a "7" (which I'm going to say was inaccurate) but they gave him a dose of fentanyl. I nearly died, haha. I didn't even know they use that for pain management in children! Yikes.

Today is 3 days post op and he hasn't complained at all about the pain. He said it doesn't really bother him. The swelling is still there today but they did a REALLY heavy treatment.

Mommy and Elliot before he went back

Aunt Lisha is our rock on treatment days

Elliot always wants Chipotle after <3

In the recovery room

Day 1 Post Op. Lots of swelling. 

Day 2 Post Op

You can see in the photos how much darker the spots got over the first couple of days. It was a really heavy treatment. I wish I had asked what joules it was at. I'm praying he doesn't get bad scabbing. 

His swelling is better today but he still doesn't have much of a waterline. Also, just check out that "man bun" 😍😍😍 #HairGoals

Day 3 Post op. Spots are darker, swelling is going down

Side view

I'll update again in a couple of days with more healing photos. As always, if you have any questions about Port Wine Stains or laser surgery feel free to ask.

xoxo