Opioid Free Medication

Jessen Oral Surgery

Offers a Novel Approach to Treating Post-surgical Pain With an Important Non-Opioid Option

At Jessen Oral Surgery, we strive to provide patients with improved recovery after surgery, and offering the latest, unique advances in pain management helps us achieve our goal.

Jessen Oral Surgery is one of the first oral & maxillofacial surgery centers in the region to adopt a novel approach to treating pain after surgery that may help patients take fewer opioid pain medications, which can cause drowsiness, nausea, and other, often serious, side effects. Minimizing exposure to opioids is also important due to the potential risk of long-term use.

As part of this novel approach, Dr. Jessen is treating patients with EXPAREL®️ (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), a long-acting, non-opioid, numbing medication that is administered during the surgical procedure. The numbing medication in EXPAREL, bupivacaine, is slowly released over time to provide long-lasting pain control for the first few days after surgery, when patients need it most. Because EXPAREL is given during the procedure, directly into the surgical area, patients may need fewer doses of other pain medications after surgery, including opioids. In fact, EXPAREL is proven to help patients use fewer opioids as they start their recovery.