Another injection-free method to effect analgesia when injecting botulinum toxin for palmar hyperhidrosis: Cryoanalgesia [1]

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Lim, Erle C H ^a   Seet, Raymond C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CRYOFLUORANE; EMLA; ICE; LIDOCAINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ANALGESIA; CRYOANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LETTER; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SWEATING; CRYOTHERAPY; HAND; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALGESIA; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CRYOTHERAPY; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34347225960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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