Medically reviewed by Jenny A. Dhingra, MD Local anesthesia involves using medications (local anesthetics) to numb an area of your body. It's used to prevent pain during and after surgery or other ...

Anesthesia options: The main types of anesthesia are general anesthesia, sedation and regional or local anesthesia. The most ...

These are often prescribed in addition to local anesthesia and regional anesthesia, as part of a multimodal regimen to help expedite your recovery after surgery. Intravenous "I.V." or Intramuscular "I ...

Penile nerve blocks, local anesthetics, various operative instruments, acetaminophen, sweet oral solutions, pacifiers, a physiologic restraining device, intrauterine sounds, and music all have ...