Washington: In a good news to women undergoing a face-lift, scientists have developed a new technique for injectable facial fillers that instantly
minimises pain and speeds up the recovery process.
Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Centre, US, who have led the research, said, "The procedure combines lidocaine, a dental anaesthetic, with injections of wrinkle-fighting facial fillers to instantly minimise the
pain".
It also allows plastic surgeons to begin injection procedures without waiting for traditional anaesthesia to take effect, they said.
Injectable facial fillers are cutting edge treatments which can help keep skin looking younger by restoring lost volume and filling deeper lines and furrows.
"People are more at ease and have far less discomfort thanks to the new technique," said Dr Rod Rohrich, chairman of plastic surgery at UT Southwestern.
"There is significant time saving in not having to wait for
traditional dental block anaesthesia to take hold, and the
procedure is more pain-free with shorter recovery time," he
said.
The technique mixes 2 per cent lidocaine with certain
hyaluronic and other fillers such as Restylane or Radiesse,
providing an immediate numbing effect as the filler is
injected, journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reported.
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