Adding ring block to a local anesthetic cream and sucrose improves pain relief for newborns being circumcised, according to a study published online today in Pediatrics. Newborn circumcision is one of ...

The purpose of this investigation was to compare the effectiveness of dorsal penile nerve block and topical lidocaine–prilocaine anesthesia techniques for pain relief during circumcision. In total, 18 ...

‌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 ...