Q: Dr. Bernstein, is a follicular unit hair transplant, the way you perform it, very painful? A: We perform our hair transplant procedures using long-acting, local anesthesia, so after the initial injections, the patient doesn’t experience any pain or discomfort. The local anesthesia (a combination of Lidocaine and Marcaine) lasts about 4-5 hours. For long [...]
Is a Hair Transplant Painful and What Kind of Anesthesia do You Use?
August 10th, 2006
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Topic: Anesthesia
Tags: Anesthesia, Hair Restoration Surgery, Hair Transplant Procedure, IM Versed, Lidocaine, Local Anesthesia, Marcaine, Midazolam
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 6:52 am
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