- 1. Periodontitis
- (Periodontitis)
- ... place. The procedure generally takes from one to three hours and is performed under local anesthesia. Soft tissue grafts. When you lose gum tissue to periodontal disease, your gumline recedes, making ...
- 2. Trigger finger
- (Trigger finger )
- ... may inject a numbing medication (local anesthetic) to reduce pain so that he or she can proceed with the physical exam of your fingers and hand. Trigger finger treatment varies depending on its severity ...
- 3. Diabetic retinopathy
- (Diabetic retinopathy)
- ... of the eye (vitreous) as well as any scar tissue that's tugging on the retina. It's done in a surgery center or hospital using local or general anesthesia. During the procedure, the doctor makes a tiny ...
- 4. Kidney stones
- (Kidney stones)
- ... it into pieces that will pass in your urine. Your doctor may then place a small tube (stent) in the ureter to relieve swelling and promote healing. You may need general or local anesthesia during this ...
- 5. Chronic kidney failure
- (Chronic kidney failure)
- ... biopsy to remove a sample of kidney tissue. Kidney biopsy is often done with local anesthesia using a long, thin needle that's inserted through your skin and into your kidney. The biopsy sample is sent ...
- 6. Varicocele
- (Varicocele)
- ... cool blood in the testicular artery, helping to maintain the proper temperature for optimal sperm production. By blocking blood flow, a varicocele may keep the local temperature too high, affecting sperm ...
- 7. Endometrial cancer
- (Endometrial cancer)
- ... doctor, look for information in your local library and on the Internet. Staff of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will answer questions from the public. You can reach the NCI at 800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237). ...
- 8. What Dental Procedures to Avoid When Pregnant
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... or few other cosmetic treatments, should also be avoided until the baby is born. Local injections like novocaine or lidocaine are most frequently used during dental work. Some of these procedures also ...
- 9. What is a Root Canal in Shanghai?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... canal treatment is a painless procedure since the entire process is done under local anesthesia. An X-ray will be taken prior to the treatment and during the procedure if needed, to understand the depth ...
- 10. How to Conquer Your Fear of the Dentist
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... general anesthesia. Administration of these drugs does require special training. However, none of them replaces local anesthesia, so it is still important the patient's mouth be numb when worked on. Your ...
- 11. Impacted wisdom teeth
- (Impacted wisdom teeth)
- ... tooth is almost always done as an outpatient procedure, meaning you'll go home the same day. You may have local anesthesia, which numbs your mouth; sedation that depresses your consciousness; or general ...
- 12. Genital warts
- (Genital warts)
- ... treatments. Electrocautery. This procedure uses an electrical current to burn off warts. Surgical excision. Your doctor may use special tools to cut off warts. You'll need local anesthesia ...
- 13. Osteomyelitis
- (Osteomyelitis)
- ... An open biopsy requires anesthesia and surgery to access the bone. In some situations, a surgeon inserts a long needle through your skin and into your bone to take a biopsy. This procedure requires local ...
- 14. Hunter syndrome
- (Hunter syndrome)
- ... take home with me? What websites do you recommend visiting? Are there local resources available for me and my child? In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate ...
- 15. Molar pregnancy
- (Molar pregnancy )
- ... the molar tissue from your uterus with a procedure called dilation and curettage (D&C). A D&C is usually done as an outpatient procedure in a hospital. During the procedure, you'll receive local ...
- 16. Delivery: What About the Pain?
- (Delivery and Beyond)
- ... back. If an episiotomy (surgical incision in vaginal area) is needed to ease the baby’s head through the birth canal, a local anesthetic is injected ahead of time to make the area numb. Local anesthetics ...
- 17. Should the Baby be Circumcised?
- (Decisions to Make)
- ... done by an experienced physician, circumcision takes only a few minutes and is rarely complicated. After consultation with you, your doctor will provide local anesthesia to reduce the pain the baby experiences ...
- 18. Meniere's disease
- (Meniere's disease)
- ... your inner ear, reduces the balancing function of your ear, and your other ear assumes responsibility for balance. The procedure, which can be performed during local anesthesia in your doctor's office, ...
- 19. Giant cell arteritis
- (Giant cell arteritis)
- ... procedure is performed on an outpatient basis during local anesthesia, usually with little discomfort or scarring. The sample is examined under a microscope in a laboratory. If you have GCA, the artery ...
- 20. Sleep apnea
- (Sleep apnea)
- ... and at times may be combined with another procedure to improve the likelihood of success. Implants. Plastic rods are surgically implanted into the soft palate while you're under local anesthetic. This ...