FIGURE 3.1 Direct local injection.

AFTERCARE

• None needed.

CPT code: None (injected local anesthesia is included as part of the skin procedure CPT code.)

  A Video clip showing a direct local anesthetic injection can be found in the companion eBook.

REFERENCES

1.  Tetzlaff JE. The pharmacology of local anesthetics. Anesthesiol Clin North Am. 2000;18:217–233.

2.  Denkler K. A comprehensive review of epinephrine in the finger: To do or not to do. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2001;108(1):114–124.

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