How to Use local anesthesia in a Sentence

local anesthesia

noun
  • In the study, a small hole was drilled into the skull of the patient, who was awake and under local anesthesia.
    Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
  • Even if only local anesthesia is used, your arm will be in a sling for 24 to 48 hours after the procedure.
    Jennifer Whitlock, Rn, Msn, Fn, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The whole procedure, from local anesthesia to walking out the door, took about 30 minutes.
    Melissa Matthews, SELF, 3 Aug. 2022
  • If local anesthesia is used, it is delivered by injection in and around the surgical site.
    Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
  • Over the last 10 years there has been a trend towards using local anesthesia along with oral sedation or lighter IV sedation as a safer way of performing surgery.
    Meirav Devash, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But fear not: With the use of local anesthesia, experts say, the procedure is relatively painless.
    Myranda Mondry, Allure, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The brain itself has no pain receptors, and brain surgery is already often carried out under local anesthesia.
    Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 7 July 2022
  • Often performed under local anesthesia, buccal fat removal begins with a small hole made to the cheek from within the mouth, through which the fat is removed, before a dissolvable stitch is placed.
    Jessica Ourisman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Implanting the gel took about 20 minutes and was done under local anesthesia, unless someone chose to be sedated instead.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Surgery for axillary hyperhidrosis—sweating in the armpits—requires local anesthesia and can be done in an office setting rather than a hospital.
    Cathy Cassata, Health.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • This procedure can take anywhere between one to four hours depending on if the patient is getting additional treatments done in the same surgery, and is done under local anesthesia.
    Emily Rekstis, Allure, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Picking against Tom Brady in the Super Bowl is like a root canal procedure without local anesthesia: highly uncomfortable.
    Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Transplants do provide the most natural-looking results and can take between five and six hours under local anesthesia, according to Siksik.
    Meg Donohue, ELLE, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The procedure — which can also be done on the brow or upper eyelid — is performed under local anesthesia, and usually has a short recovery period.
    Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 5 Nov. 2020
  • An ophthalmologist will perform the incision and drain the cyst using local anesthesia.
    Susan Brickell, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Both visits are performed under local anesthesia and during the period between the first and second visit the patient wears temporary veneers, which enables the patient to function in their daily life.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Participants were fully conscious during the tests, and surgery was performed using local anesthesia.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2015
  • This can take anywhere from 10 minutes for local anesthesia with IV sedation to 45 minutes for general anesthesia.
    Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
  • The patient is often awake, under local anesthesia, with sedation similar to that used for dental procedures.
    Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Stage 0 and Stage 1 melanoma excision surgeries are often done under local anesthesia, and later stage melanomas may require general anesthesia depending on how deep the melanoma tumor is.
    Seraphina Seow, Health.com, 23 June 2021
  • It's done under local anesthesia and is more commonly used to treat high-grade cervical dysplasia rather than to diagnose cervical cancer.
    Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
  • Removal of buccal fat is a straightforward procedure that can be performed in less than 30 minutes under local anesthesia or using sedation.
    Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • It can be done under general or local anesthesia, according to preference, and results in only minor bruising and swelling that typically resolves in about a week.
    April Long, Town & Country, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The eShunt can be installed in a minimally invasive procedure that relies on local anesthesia, the company said.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2020
  • Can anything else interfere with local anesthesia before dental work?
    Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 5 May 2021
  • The procedure favored by both Sobel and Frank, called tumescent liposuction, is performed under local anesthesia.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Other forms of pain relief, like IV (intravenous) medications, nitrous oxide (laughing gas), or local anesthesia may be available.
    Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In 1991, Robert Greenberg, an electrical engineer turned medical student, stood in an operating room watching as a retinal surgeon inserted a tiny wire into the eye of a blind patient, who was awake and under local anesthesia.
    Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Doctors at the Pink House are limited by state law in their ability to administer or provide medication to their patients, so all procedures are performed under local anesthesia.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • The bill also expands access to dental care by permitting dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia, something that is already allowed in 44 other states.
    Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 15 June 2021

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