How Lidocaine Enhances Patient Comfort During Cosmetic Injection

If you’ve considered cosmetic injections, but found yourself hesitating because of needles and potential discomfort, you’re not alone. People often expect the injection to hurt, but actually, a number of non-surgical facial procedures can be done with little or no discomfort, thanks to local anesthetics that numb one or more areas of the face.

Lidocaine is the one most frequently used by cosmetic surgeons; there’s no doubt it makes an injectable procedure more comfortable.

Lidocaine works fast

Your dentist uses it as a quick and simple way to numb the mouth prior to dental work. Likewise, surgeons have found that it’s an excellent local anesthetic for use during wrinkle filler injections. Lidocaine blocks the pain signal sent by the nerve endings on the skin in response to injections of the dermal filler solution. Patients quickly feel the anesthetic taking effect, and numbness kicks in.

Lidocaine: Benefits for both Patient and Doctor

• Reduces/eliminates discomfort when the doctor is injecting into sensitive facial tissue
• Can minimize tissue swelling after injection, allowing the doctor to sculpt and correct the targeted areas for the most appealing result
• Allows the patient to relax during the procedure
• If used during longer procedures – filling in the cheek area, for instance – it may eliminate the need for general anesthesia

Several of the new dermal fillers, including Radiesse, Prevelle Silk, and Hydrelle, come pre-mixed with Lidocaine. This could be really good news for those who want the procedures, but not the discomfort.

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