Surgery in your future? We know what you’re probably thinking: Just knock me out. Here, however, dermatologist A. David Rahimi, MD, discusses why you should strongly consider local anesthesia instead ...

Local anaesthesia remains a cornerstone in modern dental practice, providing effective pain management for a wide range of procedures. Its judicious use not only enhances patient comfort but also ...

Dr. Johnny Mao first learned that facial plastic surgery using local anesthesia was possible by doing facial reconstruction ...

The advancement of dental local anaesthesia techniques has significantly improved pain management and patient comfort in clinical practice. Innovations such as needle‐free injections, ...

Site 1 sodium channel blockers such as tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin are small-molecule drugs with powerful local anesthetic properties. They provide pain relief without toxic effects on local nerves and ...

Local anesthesia is a better option than general for reducing complications and increasing comfort in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to a registry study ...

The localized loss of sensation with resultant reduction in pain stimuli is the end result of local anesthesia. This mode of anesthesia is considered to be safer than general anesthesia, because it ...

The latest procedure gaining attention is “awake-only” liposuction, often marketed as a safer, faster alternative to ...

Is local infiltration of an abdominal wound with an anesthetic as effective as epidural anesthesia for the control of postoperative pain? The authors of this article combined the results of 9 ...

(Nanowerk News) A technique using anesthesia-containing nanoparticles -- drawn to the targeted area of the body by magnets -- could one day provide a useful alternative to nerve block for local ...

Local anesthesia is safe and effective for oculofacial surgery, according to an OSN Supersite report. Anesthesia for eyelid and periocular surgery necessitates safety to the eye, optic nerve and other ...

Universitätsmedizin Berlin has reduced the annual CO2 emissions originating from gases used for anesthesia by over 80% since 2018. This reduction in carbon emissions was achieved by using ...