Controlled, Randomized Study of Pain Levels in Subjects Treated with Calcium Hydroxylapatite Premixed with Lidocaine for Correction of Nasolabial Folds

• Published in: Dermatologic surgery Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 309 - 315
• Main Authors: MARMUR, ELLEN, GREEN, LAWRENCE, BUSSO, MARIANO
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.03.2010; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage; Antiarythmic agents; Biocompatible Materials - administration & dosage; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular system; Cosmetic Techniques; Dermatology; Drug Combinations; Durapatite - administration & dosage; Face - surgery; Female; Humans; Lidocaine - administration & dosage; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Prospective Studies; Single-Blind Method; Skin plastic surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Local anesthetic; Human; Fold; Pain; Treatment; Calcium; Dermatology; Surgery; Anticonvulsant; Antiarrhythmic agent; Lidocaine; Nasolabial

BACKGROUND Calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) has been administered after nerve block injection of anesthetic agents. OBJECTIVES This prospective, randomized, split‐face, single‐blind study (50 subjects) assessed the pain reduction, safety, and effectiveness of premixing CaHA with 2% lidocaine for the t...