Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: Forty-five patients were divided into 3 treatment groups. Skin cooling with ethyl chloride spray (in group 1), topical anesthetic cream (EMLA) (in group 2), was used on the forehead area on one side previous to injection; the opposite side served as the control. In the third group (n = 15), cold was applied using ethyl chloride spray to one side, and to the other side topical anesthetic cream (EMLA) was applied. A visual analog scale was used for pain intensity. RESULTS: In the first group, the average pain score was 3.20 ± 1.20 on the side where ethyl chloride spray was applied and 7.26 ± 1.94 on the control side (P < 0.05). It was 4.20 ± 1.37 on the side receiving EMLA and 7.66 ± 1.54 (P < 0.05) on the control side in the second group. In the third group, the average score was 6.80 ± 1.37 for the EMLA side and 2.93 ± 1.03 for the ethyl chloride sprayed side (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Saime Irkoren, Heval Selman Ozkan, Huray Karaca |
Journal | Annals of plastic surgery
(Ann Plast Surg)
Vol. 75
Issue 3
Pg. 272-4
(Sep 2015)
ISSN: 1536-3708 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25536197
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors
- Aerosols
- Anesthetics, Local
- Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
- Prilocaine
- Ethyl Chloride
- Lidocaine
- Botulinum Toxins, Type A
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Topics |
- Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Adult
- Aerosols
- Anesthetics, Local
(therapeutic use)
- Botulinum Toxins, Type A
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Cosmetic Techniques
(adverse effects)
- Cross-Over Studies
- Ethyl Chloride
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Forehead
- Humans
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Lidocaine
(therapeutic use)
- Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
- Middle Aged
- Pain
(chemically induced, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Pain Measurement
- Prilocaine
(therapeutic use)
- Prospective Studies
- Skin Cream
- Treatment Outcome
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