The lidocaine/tetracaine peel: A novel topical anesthetic for dermatologic procedures in adult patients

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1073-1081

  Alster, Tina S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGIC LASER SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; FILLER; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; TETRACAINE;

APPLICATION SITE BLANCHING; APPLICATION SITE ERYTHEMA; APPLICATION SITE REACTION; APPLICATION SITE SWELLING; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYE LASER; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LEG VEIN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BLANCHING; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TATTOO;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHEMEXFOLIATION; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; TETRACAINE;

EID: 34548363952     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33221.x     Document Type: Article

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