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MyWestTexas.com | 2 days ago

Procedure reduces patient's varicose vein pain

...a tiny catheter that transmits a microwave into the patient's vein that would normally be removed. A local anesthetic is used. The vein over time "shrivels up and goes away," Crockett...

thestar.com | 3 days ago

The spots, bumps and blotches that crop up on your skin

...things." Keratoses can be removed with tiny blasts of freezing liquid nitrogen or by scraping them off under local anesthetic. Still, both Chan and Swanson stress that it's critical...

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CBS | 4 days ago

Beckham Out of Surgery For Achilles Tendon

...shows up at the start of the surgery and lets others take care of the rest," Fill said. "They only gave me a local anesthetic, so I was awake the whole time and he was there from start to...

Boston Herald | 4 days ago

David Beckham's surgeon has operated on many athletes

...that shows up at the start of the surgery and lets others take care of the rest," Fill said. "They only gave me a local anesthetic, so I was awake the whole time and he was there from...

"There's no study that I'm aware of that shows a direct cause," said Dr. Constance R. Chu, an orthopedic surgeon and associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh who conducted studies that found local anesthetics could kill cartilage cells. Of her own research, she said, "I think it provides important information, but it's a huge leap to say this is what's going on in the patient."

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Baltimore Sun | 5 days ago

Roberts going back to Baltimore (updated)

...on his sore lower back. Really don't know what to make of that right now, other than an epidural is a local anesthetic procedure to reduce inflammation. Roberts is going to update...

Extra | 1 week ago

Take Years Off Your Face -- Without Plastic Surgery!

...covered on the same day as the face lift without plastic surgery (on Feb.24), regarding stomach fat loss using only a local anesthetic without down time? I was not able to locate the story...

MyWestTexas.com | 2 weeks ago

Dr. Bartlett puts your best face forward

...and where the incision does not affect the hairline," Dr. Bartlett states. His procedure is usually done with local anesthetic, which further reduces risk and keeps costs in line. "I...

Michigan Live | 2 weeks ago

Man turns in ex-boyfriend for allegedly performing circumcisions on men without license at Sparta home

...and then wore what looked like uniforms worn by a medical professional. Heugel also administered a local anesthetic in at least one case, according to Kelley. None of the known...

The Daily Utah Chronicle | 3 weeks ago

A thick skin

...that time, it was all over my arms, my legs, my stomach, my back. " To remove the skin from Hill's torso, a local anesthetic was administered, and he had to watch the doctors peel the...

L.A. Times - World News | 3 weeks ago

Wounds are healing, but the fear remains

...private one, a doctor cleaned the small wound and stitched me up. He gave me a local anesthetic, but still it hurt. I thought about the many injured people in so many explosions who can't...

Boston Herald | 3 weeks ago

Humane or 'horrible'?

...cried only when his swaddling blanket was removed, exposing his tiny pink body to the air. Wang injected a local anesthetic in the genital region. A sugar solution, which is a soothing...

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 month ago

System unveiled for regulating anaesthesia via computer

...-yet unable to communicate that fact. Now a leading Professor of ... > read more Cesarean Section: Local Anesthetic Reduces Need For Painkillers Post-Op (July 13, 2009) Giving a...