Pro-Nox Nitrous Oxide System for Pain and Anxiety Relief

At the Toronto Hair Transplant Surgeons, we see a lot of patients who are excited and confident about the results they’ll achieve with their hair transplant surgery and PRP procedures. Understandably though, there are others who come in a bit nervous about the procedure itself. They might ask: “Is a hair transplant painful?” or “How painful is PRP?”. We’ve been safely providing hair transplant surgery for more than 20 years and nothing is more important to us than the comfort of our patients. We’re constantly searching for ways to make the hair transplant experience as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.  In some cases, this could mean a heated blanket we provide to you if you’re feeling cold, the movement breaks to stretch your muscles, or the large screen TVs in all our operating rooms so you can binge the latest hit TV show (entertain and distract). It also means reassuring you that you’ll have minimal to no discomfort during your procedure, even though you’ll be awake.

How do we do this?

We’re proud to offer the Pro-Nox anxiety and pain control system, one of the most advanced comfort measures available for hair transplant surgery and PRP procedures available today.

What is Pro-Nox?

Pro-Nox is a system that delivers an inhaled mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen. This mixture is highly effective at calming your nerves and lessening the discomfort of brief periods of your surgery or procedure. You might already even know this mixture as “laughing gas”, long used by dentists and other surgeons to help manage the anxiety and discomfort associated with surgical procedures.

How is Pro-Nox used?

Most parts of a hair transplant surgery are actually quite comfortable. Pain is targeted and eliminated by using a strong, long-lasting anaesthetic agent to numb the surgical areas. For some people, though, getting there can be a little nerve-wracking and uncomfortable. That’s where Pro-Nox comes in. Using a sterile mouthpiece, the Pro-Nox system allows you to inhale a safe, effective nitrous oxide mixture that provides a sense of calm, ease and comfort during the most nerve-wracking parts of your procedure. The one-way valve system only delivers the nitrous oxide gas when you breathe in, so you (the patient) are in control of how much you get. The Pro-Nox takes effect in just a few short moments, and before you know it, the durable and long-lasting effect of your local anesthesia will have taken hold.