Wide-awake’ local anesthesia no tourniquet is noninferior to ultrasound-guided axillary block in patients undergoing carpal ...

Local anesthesia refers to using a drug called an anesthetic to temporarily numb a small area of your body. Your doctor might use a local anesthetic before doing a minor procedure, such as a skin ...

A common New Year’s resolution is to pay more attention to your health and now there’s a new procedure to assist men to monitor a serious health issue and potentially avoid major surgery. The Lovelace ...

‌Local anesthesia numbs a part of your body so that your doctor can stitch up a wound or take a biopsy without you feeling any pain. Unlike general anesthesia, where you are put to sleep during a ...

The UroLift System lifts enlarged prostate tissue out of the way to open up the urethra for easier urination. The procedure is minimally invasive and is done as an outpatient surgery. Provided by ...

Local anesthesia prevents pain during procedures by blocking nerves from transmitting pain signals to the brain. The effects of local anesthetic are short-lived, so healthcare teams primarily use it ...

A new medical procedure is changing the lives of older men affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, a condition in which the prostate enlarges as a man ages. More than 70 percent of men in ...

Bonita Springs, Fla.-based Gulfshore Urology’s David Wilkinson, MD, was named a UroLift Center of Excellence. 1. Dr. Wilkinson was recognized for his high level of training and experience with ...

UroLift is a minimally invasive treatment option for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called enlarged prostate. Medicare covers the UroLift procedure when a doctor deems it medically necessary ...

The localized loss of sensation with resultant reduction in pain stimuli is the end result of local anesthesia. This mode of anesthesia is considered to be safer than general anesthesia, because it ...