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Back to Basics: The evidence for reducing the pain of administration of local anesthesia and cosmetic injectables
Author(s) -
Babamiri Kajal,
Nassab Reza
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2010.00503.x
Subject(s) - medicine , local anesthetic , local anesthesia , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , topical anesthetic , topical anesthesia , surgery , anesthetic
Summary Administration of injections, whether local anesthetic or cosmetic injectable, can result in significant distress and discomfort to patients. This review explores factors that can alleviate anxiety and pain associated with injections including cosmetic injectables. We highlight that many techniques used to reduce pain have only been reported based on anecdotal evidence and small series. The techniques that have been reported to reduce pain, by randomized controlled trials, include pretreatment with topical local anesthetic agents and combined cosmetic injectables with local anesthetics.