Subject: topical anesthetics
Subject: anesthesia
Subject: lasers
Subject: pediatric
Year: 2019
Type: Article
Title: Topical anesthetics for pediatric laser treatment
Author: Marija Stevic
Author: Ana Vlajkovic
Author: Branislav Trifunovic
Author: Ivan Rakic
Author: Nina Ristic
Author: Ivana Budic
Author: Vesna Marjanovic
Author: Marija Jovanovski-Srceva
Author: Dusica Simic
Abstract: Topical anesthetic agent causes transient insensibility to pain in a limited area of skin, and provides effective anesthesia in a short onset time, short duration, with seldom local or systemic side effects on intact skin and is simple to use. Topical formulations may offer significant benefits for prevention of procedural pain. Currently, they are considered to be the most effective anesthesia for laser treatments. Unfortunately, there is no standard anesthetic technique for this procedure. Lasers are being widely used in numerous dermatological and esthetics treatments in childhood. The advancement of new knowledge in laser technology have contributed to the development of new lasers that are commonly used in a pediatric population, such as Pulsed Dye, Carbon-dioxide and Nd:YAG laser. The most commonly used topical anesthetics in young patients for minimally or moderately painful laser cutaneous procedures are Lidocaine, Prilocaine, Tetracaine gel and combinations thereof.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Relation: Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/10008
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/10008Identifier: 10.1080/14764172.2019.1689273
Identifier: 21
Identifier: 7-8
