Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
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J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. · Sep 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialEutectic lidocaine/prilocaine 5% cream and patch may provide satisfactory analgesia for excisional biopsy or curettage with electrosurgery of cutaneous lesions. A randomized, controlled, parallel group study.
Needle puncture and infiltrational anesthesia is generally required for minor cutaneous surgical procedures and may be associated with anxiety, fear, discomfort, and pain. The use of topical anesthetics such as eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine 5% cream may provide an alternative means of delivering anesthesia. ⋯ For minor skin surgical procedures involving excisional biopsy or curettage with electrosurgery, eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine 5% cream/Tegaderm and patch formulations were equally effective and provided effective anesthesia in 87% of subjects. The patch formulation may be more convenient for self-application.